US lawmakers pass bill to codify right to contraception after Roe v Wade overturned
US lawmakers pass bill to codify right to contraception after Roe v Wade overturned
The House of Representatives voted to codify the right to contraception into law on Thursday (Picture: Getty Images)
US lawmakers have passed a bill enshrining the right to contraceptives, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.
The bill specifically protects ‘any device or medication used to prevent pregnancy’. A list of protected examples included…