House Passes Bill to Protect Contraception Access

Bill comes after Justice Thomas called for the overturn of precedent protecting access to some birth control

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to reporters in Washington on June 9, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The House of Representatives on July 21 passed legislation to protect access to contraceptives after Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that precedents guaranteeing contraceptive access as a right should be reconsidered.

The bill, called the “Right to Contraception Act,” passed in a 228-195 bipartisan vote.