WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped reintroduce legislation to guarantee Americans the right to access contraceptives. The Right to Contraception Act would prohibit government from restricting the use of – and health care providers’ ability to prescribe – contraception. Peters cosponsored the Right to Contraception Act in response to continued efforts across the U.S. to limit access to reproductive health care, including efforts to ban some or all forms of contraception despite overwhelming support among Americans.
“Republican lawmakers across the country are actively working to strip women of their reproductive freedoms, despite more than 90 percent of Americans believing everyone should be able to access the contraceptives that they need,” said Senator Peters. “This legislation is simple. It would guarantee every single American the right to access contraception and ensure that health care professionals can do their jobs without interference from extreme politicians.”
Peters has been a strong advocate for protecting access to essential care and the right of all Americans to make health care decisions privately with their doctors and family. Peters spoke on the Senate floor last year in support of the Right to Contraception Act. Peters also spoke on the Senate floor last year to urge his colleagues to support the Access to Family Building Act, legislation Peters cosponsored that would protect every American’s right to access in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, as well as other assisted reproductive technology (ART) services that families depend on to start a family. In previous years, Peters joined his colleagues in introducing the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023, legislation seeking to restore the right to comprehensive health care for millions of Americans following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization which repealed Roe v. Wade. In 2020, Peters was the first U.S. Senator to publicly share his family’s personal abortion story.
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