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Jacky Rosen: “Overturning the right to contraception would be catastrophic…”

Featuring: Jacky Rosen, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Nevada

On Senate Floor, Rosen Calls on Colleagues to Pass Right to Contraception Act

Published June 5, 2024 | Video Starts at 02:18

And for these very same reasons, the right to contraception has been a target of anti choice extremists for years. So let me be clear. Overturning the right to contraception would be catastrophic in a post-Roe world. It would mean that women in states with the most restrictive abortion bans would have zero ability, zero ability at all to make any decisions over their own bodies. (02:18–02:24)

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“The Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade demonstrated that a fundamental right could be taken away by anti-choice extremists.”
On Senate Floor, Rosen Calls on Colleagues to Pass Right to Contraception Act | Uploaded June 5, 2024 | 00:01-00:23
“We're seeing anti-choice states enact rigid abortion bans without exceptions for rape or incest.”
On Senate Floor, Rosen Calls on Colleagues to Pass Right to Contraception Act | Uploaded June 5, 2024 | 00:33-00:40
“States are forcing emergency room doctors to call their lawyers before treating women who are going through a miscarriage.”
On Senate Floor, Rosen Calls on Colleagues to Pass Right to Contraception Act | Uploaded June 5, 2024 | 00:40-00:52
“In states like Alabama, they've even threatened IVF.”
On Senate Floor, Rosen Calls on Colleagues to Pass Right to Contraception Act | Uploaded June 5, 2024 | 00:52-00:57
“Overturning Roe was just the beginning. If extreme anti-choice politicians and activists have their way, access to birth control is next.”
On Senate Floor, Rosen Calls on Colleagues to Pass Right to Contraception Act | Uploaded June 5, 2024 | 01:34-01:47
“Contraception has been safely used by millions of women for decades.”
On Senate Floor, Rosen Calls on Colleagues to Pass Right to Contraception Act | Uploaded June 5, 2024 | 01:48-01:54
“The right to contraception has been a target of anti-choice extremists for years.”
On Senate Floor, Rosen Calls on Colleagues to Pass Right to Contraception Act | Uploaded June 5, 2024 | 02:05-02:14
“The Supreme Court has clearly demonstrated that it will not hesitate to reverse landmark decisions and take away women's reproductive…”
On Senate Floor, Rosen Calls on Colleagues to Pass Right to Contraception Act | Uploaded June 5, 2024 | 02:47-02:58
“My colleagues and I introduced the Right to Contraception Act to codify women's constitutional right to make family planning decisions.”
On Senate Floor, Rosen Calls on Colleagues to Pass Right to Contraception Act | Uploaded June 5, 2024 | 02:59-03:09
“This bill will guarantee the right for women to access and to use birth control.”
On Senate Floor, Rosen Calls on Colleagues to Pass Right to Contraception Act | Uploaded June 5, 2024 | 03:20-03:26
“If we fail to act, the Supreme Court could roll our rights back once again.”
On Senate Floor, Rosen Calls on Colleagues to Pass Right to Contraception Act | Uploaded June 5, 2024 | 03:54-04:00