A bill to establish a federal right to contraception failed to clear a procedural hurdle in the Senate on June 5 as Democrats initiated their month-long blitz of reproductive legislation.
Members rejected a move to advance the legislation in a 51–39 vote. When it became evident that the bill did not have the 60 votes needed to move forward, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) changed his vote so he could bring it up for reconsideration at a later date.
