Rep. AOC: “OK, so not only do Republicans want to institute a federal ban on abortion, but today 195 of them voted against codifying the right to contraception. Only 8 voted yes.”
After the House passed a bill to protect contraception access across the country with only eight Republican votes on Thursday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized the GOP, saying that the vote is proof of how far right the party has moved.– 195 members – voted against passing the bill, which would bar states from implementing laws restricting access to contraceptives like IUDs, birth control pills and Plan B, the emergency contraceptive.
The lawmaker also took to Instagram to discuss the vote. “This is why it’s also key to preserve the House majority,”. “GOP are descending into an extremism that many didn’t think was real. They are expanding to attack the right to contraception, and we cannot let them. This vote is the first step.” She said that Democrats’ next move should be to force a vote on the bill in the Senate, where it’s currently unclear whether or not the proposal has enough support to overcome a 60-vote filibuster.
Ocasio-Cortez said that the vote showed that Republicans agree with Thomas on the issue of contraception. She added that,
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