Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
With many lawmakers expressing disbelief that a law codifying the right to use birth control is needed in the U.S. in 2022, House Democrats passed the Right to Contraception Act on Thursday--joined by just eight Republicans as the party denied access to contraception is under attack. All 220 Democrats voted in favor of the bill. 'One hundred ninety-five House Republicans just voted against protecting your right to access contraception,' said Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman .
In an opinion concurring with the ruling, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that 'in future cases, we should reconsider all of the Court's substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell,' naming cases that affirmed Americans have the right to contraception, same-sex relationships, and marriage equality. Thursday's vote showed that opposition to contraceptive rights 'is not just an opinion of one man,' said Rep. Andy Kim .
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