Senator Hirono Urges Republicans to Protect the Right to Contraception

Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) called on her Republican colleagues to protect the right to contraception in a speech on the Senate floor. The Right to Contraception Act would codify the fundamental and constitutional right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a century ago in its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut. Senator Hirono’s remarks were delivered right before Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) asked the Senate to pass the Right to Contraception Act via unanimous consent.