{"id":2264450,"date":"2024-06-10T20:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T00:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hinson-seeks-to-fight-against-fearmongering-surrounding-birth-control-access-with-house-bill\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T20:09:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T00:09:26","slug":"hinson-seeks-to-fight-against-fearmongering-surrounding-birth-control-access-with-house-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hinson-seeks-to-fight-against-fearmongering-surrounding-birth-control-access-with-house-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Hinson aims to combat &#8216;fearmongering&#8217; over birth control access through new House legislation"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fhinson-seeks-to-fight-against-fearmongering-surrounding-birth-control-access-with-house-bill%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=2264450&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>Representative Ashley \u2062Hinson (R-IA) \u2062introduced a bill aimed \u200dat\u200d enhancing \u2062access\u2064 to contraception, titled the Allowing \u2062Greater Access to Safe and Effective \u200bContraction Act. This legislation,\u2063 which is parallel to one \u2062introduced\u200b by Senator Joni Ernst \u200b(R-IA), aims to address\u2063 controversies linked with abortion and in vitro fertilization (IVF) rulings \u200din states\u2064 like Alabama and Arizona. Both bills propose to make oral contraceptives more accessible by advocating for over-the-counter availability.\u200d Hinson dismissed claims \u2062that Republicans are against contraception or IVF, suggesting such\u2064 perceptions are based on fearmongering. The new version of her bill,\u200b which \u2064initially \u2064did not come to a floor vote in the \u200dprevious Congress, also suggests a Comptroller General study on the federal \u200dfunding of contraceptive methods over the past \u206315\u200c years. Hinson&#8217;s\u2064 efforts reflect a Republican initiative to clarify their \u2064stance on women&#8217;s reproductive health \u2063issues while attempting to \u2062broaden support\u200b for the legislation beyond their party \u2062lines.  <\/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>Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) unveiled a companion bill to Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joni-ernst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joni Ernst<\/a>\u2018s (R-IA) contraception access legislation as <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> seek to beat back against \u201cfearmongering\u201d in the wake of controversial <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/IVF\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in vitro fertilization<\/a> rulings in several states.<\/p>\n<p>Hinson introduced the Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/contraception\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Contraception<\/a> Act on Friday, which seeks to increase the availability of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/birth-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>birth control<\/a> options on the market. Ernst introduced her bill last week, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> exclusively reported.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Hinson said the bill should put to rest any accusations from Democrats that Republicans seek to ban contraception.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hate the fearmongering that exists around issues like this,\u201d Hinson said. \u201cThere is literally no threat to contraception access. We\u2019re trying to make sure that we are helping expand access to safe oral contraceptives for adult women. It\u2019s legal in all 50 states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a lot of fearmongering around IVF too, and there is no bill in Congress to ban IVF either,\u201d Hinson added. \u201cSo, I\u2019m proud to be a leading voice on life in the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hinson\u2019s bill was first introduced in the 2021-2022 Congress. Though it never came to the floor for a vote, the legislation gained 17 co-sponsors. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/8659\/cosponsors?s=1&#038;r=1&#038;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22ashley+hinson%22%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>newest version<\/a>, dropped on Friday, has three original co-sponsors: Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ). Hinson said her office has been in contact with members on both sides of the aisle to gain additional sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>The newest version is similar to the bill Hinson introduced in 2022, which would ensure oral contraceptives are available for over-the-counter purchase. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real issue here is with the FDA, and so when we were looking at solving problems here, I think it\u2019s important that we have this legislation to ensure that adult women can actually access that birth control over the counter, and the FDA would take some action here to actually give priority review to things that have already been approved,\u201d Hinson said.<\/p>\n<p>A new addition to the legislation would direct the Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on federal funding of contraceptive methods. The study would examine how much funding has gone toward supporting increased access to contraception over the last 15 years, including reimbursement, inventory, provider training, and patient education, per a Hinson spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst and Hinson\u2019s bill comes as Republicans look to distance themselves from the Alabama and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/arizona-abortion-ban-what-to-know-797a4bbbc738497fe2284d6870c5be24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Arizona\">Arizona<\/a> rulings that placed possible roadblocks to women\u2019s reproductive health regarding IVF and abortion, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3026084\/democrats-offensive-against-republican-ivf-initiative-new-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attacked congressional Republicans<\/a> for being anti-IVF and anti-abortion, comments that many GOP lawmakers have pushed back against, introducing legislative action in both chambers, such as Rep. Anna Paulina Luna\u2019s (R-FL) bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2921812\/anna-paulina-luna-introduces-ivf-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discouraging states from prohibiting IVF<\/a> and Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Katie Britt\u2019s (R-AL) bill that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3009518\/cruz-britt-introduce-bill-medicaid-funding-states-banning-ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cut off Medicaid funding<\/a> to states banning IVF.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Senate failed to pass the Right to Contraception Act, a competing Democratic-backed bill that 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 contraception. House Democrats also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3027474\/house-democrats-effort-vote-federal-contraception-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced a discharge petition<\/a> last week to force a vote on the Right to Contraception Act.<\/p>\n<p>Hinson called the Democrats\u2019 push for the Right to Contraception Act \u201cplaying political games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere, our legislation would expand access to safe oral contraceptives for adult women,\u201d Hinson said. \u201cWhen you look at the Democrat bill, they\u2019re mandating access to abortion drugs for women. So that\u2019s never going to get bipartisan support.\u201d<\/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>Instead, Hinson called the Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act the \u201cuniting bill\u201d that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-battles-biden-admin-in-bid-to-ban-iranian-president-from-us-soil\/\" title=\"Congress Battles Biden Admin in Bid To Ban Iranian President From US Soil\">attract bipartisan support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, when I look at what they\u2019ve tried to do there, they\u2019re driving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-covid-psychosis-party\/\" title=\"The Covid Psychosis Party\">political wedge<\/a>, not actually looking at solving a problem for women,\u201d the Iowa congresswoman said. \u201cOur bill actually looks at solving that problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) introduced a bill mirroring Sen. Joni Ernst&#8217;s (R-IA) contraception legislation, aiming to counteract concerns following contentious abortion and IVF decisions in various states. Titled the Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act, it was launched on Friday to enhance contraceptive access<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2264451,"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\/AP24068042374159.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2264450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24068042374159.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264450","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2264450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2264451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2264450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2264450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2264450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}