Democrats launch effort to force House vote on federal contraception bill

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House Democrats are opening a discharge petition for the Right to Contraception Act just one day before the Senate is set to vote on the measure in an effort to force GOP leaders to bring the legislation to the floor for a vote.

The Right to Contraception Act, which would codify federal protections for birth control, is the latest legislative action taken by Democrats in the wake of recent women’s reproductive health court decisions and the looming two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

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