Contraception

Whether access to birth control is protected in federal law, and whether insurers and public programs must cover it without cost to patients.

Protect and expand access to contraception

8 members
Annie Andrews
Senate · South Carolina · Democrat
“Guarantee access to contraception and infertility care”
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Sherrod Brown
Senate · Ohio · Democrat
“He’s also fighting for women’s access to affordable birth control and family planning services and is standing against attacks on organizations like Planned Parenthood and fertility treatments like IVF.”
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Abdul El-Sayed
Senate · Michigan · Democrat
“Together, we’ll fight to protect abortion rights, preserve access to contraception and IVF, and defend the reproductive freedom of every Michigander.”
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Peggy Flanagan
Senate · Minnesota · Democrat
“Your right to choose if and when to have a child should not be determined by where you live. Peggy will work tirelessly to reestablish nationwide access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion, contraception, and pre- and post-natal care. Peggy will fight to keep politicians out of doctors’ offices so that healthcare decisions are between patients and their providers. The government has no place deciding who can get what types of healthcare.”
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“Peggy helped pass the Minnesota Protect Reproductive Options Act which ensures access to contraception, sterilization, preconception care, maternity care, abortion care, family planning, fertility services, and counseling regarding reproductive healthcare. She will fight for this legislation at the federal level.”
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Adam Hamilton
Senate · Kansas · Democrat
“Protect a woman’s right to choose and prevent further government interference into personal decisions by codifying the access to contraception into law. Require insurers to cover non-prescription over the counter birth control just like they cover prescription contraception.”
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Troy Jackson
Senate · Maine · Democrat
“We’re committed to making sure Maine people can make their own decisions about whether or not to start a family. This means not just protecting the right to abortion but taking steps to make sure that people can access it. It means doing everything we can to ensure that Mainers can access the birth control that works best for their bodies. It also means making sure more new mothers can access post-partum care and doing what we can to help Mainers who are struggling to become parents by improving access to fertility care.”
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James Talarico
Senate · Texas · Democrat
“Get government out of Americans’ private personal decisions: Restore reproductive freedom with federal legislation to codify Roe v. Wade and protect access to contraception and IVF, protect the legality of gay marriage and defend our LGBTQ+ neighbors from government overreach, and legalize regulated marijuana for adults so that we no longer put people behind bars for a substance that is already legal in half the country.”
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“Restore access to reproductive health care in Texas: Codify Roe v. Wade and protect access to contraception and IVF so that families can get the reproductive care they need and so that women are no longer dying needlessly due to Texas’ dangerous abortion ban.”
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Josh Turek
Senate · Iowa · Democrat
“Make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again and protect access to contraception and IVF.”
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Write the right to contraception into federal law

3 members
Peggy Flanagan
Senate · Minnesota · Democrat
“Peggy helped pass the Minnesota Protect Reproductive Options Act which ensures access to contraception, sterilization, preconception care, maternity care, abortion care, family planning, fertility services, and counseling regarding reproductive healthcare. She will fight for this legislation at the federal level.”
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Adam Hamilton
Senate · Kansas · Democrat
“Protect a woman’s right to choose and prevent further government interference into personal decisions by codifying the access to contraception into law. Require insurers to cover non-prescription over the counter birth control just like they cover prescription contraception.”
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James Talarico
Senate · Texas · Democrat
“Get government out of Americans’ private personal decisions: Restore reproductive freedom with federal legislation to codify Roe v. Wade and protect access to contraception and IVF, protect the legality of gay marriage and defend our LGBTQ+ neighbors from government overreach, and legalize regulated marijuana for adults so that we no longer put people behind bars for a substance that is already legal in half the country.”
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Require insurers and public programs to cover contraception

2 members
Adam Hamilton
Senate · Kansas · Democrat
“Protect a woman’s right to choose and prevent further government interference into personal decisions by codifying the access to contraception into law. Require insurers to cover non-prescription over the counter birth control just like they cover prescription contraception.”
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Troy Jackson
Senate · Maine · Democrat
“Contraception and emergency contraception: Jackson sponsored LD 1954, requiring state-regulated insurance plans to cover FDA-approved prescription contraceptives without out-of-pocket costs.”
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“He also backed LD 2203, expanding coverage to federally approved nonprescription oral and emergency contraceptives.”
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