Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday teed up legislation for June that would codify federal protections for contraception.
The move comes after presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump teased he could back contraception restrictions and as Democrats campaign on women’s reproductive health as the party’s primary policy issue ahead of the November elections.
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