Chuck Schumer Tees Up Senate Vote on Contraception Bill

President Trump said on social media that he would ‘never advocate imposing restrictions on birth control or other contraceptives.’

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to the press at the White House on Feb. 27, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced on May 22 that the Senate will vote on a bill to protect access to contraception in the coming weeks.

The bill, led by Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), would nationally codify recognition of contraception as “a fundamental right.”