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Republicans aren’t stopping at Roe v Wade. They’re coming for all our rights. The last thing we need is ‘hormone coaches’ giving them a helping hand

Some GOP senators say they are open to seeing what a bill protecting birth control would look like before deciding to support it or not.

Common misperceptions are that only abortion-seekers are affected, that Democratics could have codified protections before, and that Congress can easily get rid of federal laws restricting abortion.

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed legislation that would codify the federal right to contraception, although the measure faces slim odds in the Senate because of GOP concerns about the broadness of the bill.

Democrats are worried that rights such as gay marriage and birth control could be struck down by the Supreme Court.

Just 8 Republicans supported the bill as Democrats call out the GOP's "assault on women's rights"

Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger are among the Republicans who vote to pass the legislation protecting birth control, IUDs and emergency contraception.

The bill would protect health providers' ability to dispense contraceptives.

Eight Republicans crossed the aisle to join every House Democrat on a bill that would codify the federal right to contraception.

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This week the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to take up the Right to Contraception Act. The bill, introduced by Rep. Kathy E. Manning, a Democrat from North Carolina, establishes a federal right to contraception — meaning women would have the right to use birth control and medical providers…