April 24, 2024
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore and state Rep. Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) called statutory protections for contraception an “urgent” need on Wednesday. Both lawmakers have pushed for a “Right to Contraception” Act in their respective roles at the federal and state levels.
Moore said encoding protections into law are more important than ever due to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which eliminated federal protections for abortions.
“We have to fight this on every level of government,” Moore said during a press call held by Americans for Contraception. “It’s going to take a coalition to fight against the powerful Supreme Court decision, which undermined and overturned Roe vs. Wade.”
Similar to abortion prior to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling, two U.S. Supreme Court decisions — the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut decision and 1972 Eisenstadt v. Baird decision — established that the constitutional right to privacy encompasses the right to obtain contraceptives.