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Each deemed the Right to Contraception Act, the identical bills in the state’s House and Senate that would guarantee Arizonans’ access to “any drug, device or biological product intended for use in the prevention of pregnancy,” including Plan B emergency contraceptives.Democrats say such defenses are necessary in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, which has emboldened Republicans to take aim at a range of reproductive protections.
“I have been here for four sessions ... and not once have any of my bills been heard in committee or reached the floor,” she said, adding, “The topic of this bill is so important that I believe it deserves a hearing. It is a topic that is relevant, it is a topic that deserves robust conversation, and it is a topic that most of the people in Arizona support.”Under threat of being gaveled if she mentions “contraceptives” Rep.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee warned Thursday that Arizonans will remember this when they head to the polls in November.“First, it was abortion, then it was IVF, now, they are refusing to protect contraceptives. This has never been about family planning – it’s 100% about control and power,” DLCC president Heather Williams said. “Arizonans and the rest of the country deserve leaders who fight for their full spectrum of rights, not those who work in lockstep to block them.
Borrelli has not offered the same apology. When asked by HuffPost if, like Friess, he was also joking, he said he’d attributed the suggestion as his “grandmother’s advice to my sisters.” In a follow-up email he reiterated: “There have been NO conversations or plans to BAN any contraceptives.” Would you join us to help keep our stories free for all? Your contribution of as little as $2 will go a long way.
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