Maloney Votes to Protect the Right to Contraception

Press Release

Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), author of the Access to Birth Control Act, applauded the passage of the Right to Contraception Act (H.R. 8373) in the House of Representatives. This critical legislation codifies the right to access birth control into federal law and establishes a corresponding right for health care providers to provide contraceptives and information about birth control.

"Twenty-seven days ago, a right-wing majority on the Supreme Court fulfilled the Republican Party's decades-long goal of overturning Roe v. Wade and indicated that contraception is likely next," said Congresswoman Maloney. "Make no mistake, these right-wing extremists are not pro-life, but pro-government controlling the bodies of women, girls, and any person who can become pregnant. I am pleased that the House of Representatives took the important step of passing the Right to Contraception Act. There is no democracy if women do not have control over their own bodies and decisions about their reproductive care."

Watch Congresswoman Maloney's full remarks on the floor ahead of the vote here.

Background:

The Right to Contraception Act will:

establish a statutory right to obtain contraceptives and to engage in contraception, and for health care providers to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.
protect against any state laws that attempt to restrict access to contraceptives and affirms the Attorney General's enforcement authority to bring civil actions against any state that attempts to do so.
establish a private right of action for individuals to enforce their right to obtain contraceptives and for health care providers to enforce their right to provide contraceptives and information related to contraception.

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