{"id":2260654,"date":"2024-06-05T16:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T20:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/contraception-bill-shot-down-in-senate-by-gop-as-democrats-deny-partisan-motive\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T16:49:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T20:49:46","slug":"contraception-bill-shot-down-in-senate-by-gop-as-democrats-deny-partisan-motive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/contraception-bill-shot-down-in-senate-by-gop-as-democrats-deny-partisan-motive\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans rejected the contraception bill, with Democrats dismissing any partisan intentions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcontraception-bill-shot-down-in-senate-by-gop-as-democrats-deny-partisan-motive%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2260654&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Summary: A Democratic-led bill to protect access to contraception was defeated in the Senate, lacking the votes\u200d needed to overcome a filibuster. Despite the predictable outcome,\u2063 Democrats saw this as a chance to shine a spotlight on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-failure-to-crack-down-on-unauthorized-vapes-from-china-could-be-liability-in-2024-poll\/\" title=\"Poll: Biden's inaction on Chinese vapes may hurt him in 2024.\">significant political issue<\/a> that they\u2064 believe could assist their vulnerable members and President \u2064Joe Biden in the upcoming elections. Summary: The Senate rejected a Democratic-led bill safeguarding contraception access due to insufficient votes to surpass a filibuster. Although the defeat was \u200bexpected, Democrats\u2064 used the opportunity to highlight a critical political issue to support their at-risk members \u2062and \u200cPresident Joe Biden in the forthcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Democratic-led bill to protect access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/contraception\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"contraception \">contraception <\/a>was defeated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate \">Senate <\/a>on Wednesday, failing to reach the 60-vote threshold required to overcome a filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>The result was expected but offered Senate Democrats their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3013377\/senate-democrats-challenge-gop-with-contraception-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"latest opportunity to spotlight\">latest opportunity to spotlight<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-corporate-america-and-academia-silence-speaks-volumes\/\" title=\"In Corporate America and Academia, Silence Speaks Volumes\">hot-button political issue<\/a> they believe will aid vulnerable members and President Joe Biden ahead of the November elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a show vote. This is a show-us-who-you-are vote,\u201d Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said. \u201cThe Republicans don\u2019t want to show who they really are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The legislation would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-court-republicans-on-same-sex-marriage-bill-with-religious-liberty-protections\/\" title=\"Democrats court Republicans on same-sex marriage bill with religious liberty protections\">codify federal protections<\/a> for birth control into law by making it a \u201cfundamental right,\u201d a move Democrats argued was necessary in a post-<em>Roe<\/em> era without guaranteed access to abortion. It includes religious liberty exemptions for contraception providers and Schumer called claims it expands abortion \u201cvulgar fear mongering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor my Republican colleagues who say this is just a messaging vote for Democrats, it doesn\u2019t have to be if you stand with the vast majority of Americans who want to protect the right to access contraception,\u201d said Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), who is up for reelection.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>FILE \u2013 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pauses before talking with reporters after a meeting with fellow Democrats, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Senate Democrats held a vote to move forward with legislation designed to protect women\u2019s access to contraception. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Senate voted 51-39 along mostly party lines for the proposal dubbed the Right to Contraception Act. Two Republicans voted with all Democrats: Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).<\/p>\n<p>Schumer ultimately changed his vote to no, a procedural move that allows him to more easily bring the measure up for another vote in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans, seeking to counter program Democrats\u2019 rhetoric, introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3026406\/ernst-unveil-contraception-bill-senate-vote-schumer-backed-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"their own version\">their own version<\/a> this week led by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). Her legislation, the Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act, would increase birth control options on the market but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-95-billion-foreign-aid-package-with-possible-tiktok-ban\/\" title=\"Senate approves  billion foreign aid bill including potential TikTok prohibition\">prevent tax dollars<\/a> from aiding to \u201cdestroy life\u201d by funding abortion or abortion providers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important the American people understand what the Democrats are peddling,\u201d Ernst said. \u201c[The bill] creates a precedent to mandate access to abortion drugs for women and girls of all ages. It also allows taxpayer dollars to be funneled to organizations like Planned Parenthood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have distanced themselves from recent court rulings in Alabama and Arizona that jeopardized access to in vitro fertilization and abortion, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rachel Schilke contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Democrat-backed contraception protection bill was defeated in the Senate on Wednesday, falling short of the 60-vote threshold to bypass a filibuster. The outcome, anticipated yet strategic, allowed Senate Democrats to highlight a crucial political issue they feel will benefit at-risk members and President Joe Biden in upcoming endeavors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2260655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24156736926391.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2260654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24156736926391.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2260654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2260655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2260654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2260654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2260654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}