# Senate Republicans kill federal birth control protections

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/senate-republicans-kill-federal-birth-control-protections/
- Published: 2024-06-07T09:15:41-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference on the Right to Contraception Act outside the U.S. Capitol on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. Photo credit: Kent Nishimura / Getty Images. Article by Griffin Eckstein. Salon – June 5, 2024. Republicans in the Senate voted down a bill Wednesday to protect access to contraception at a federal level. The bill, sponsored by Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, would have curbed potential Republican-led states’ attempts to attack contraception access, including IUD devices, hormonal birth control, or Plan B. […] Click here to view original web page at www.salon.com