Advocates Push for Federal and State Protections as Threats to Birth Control Access Mount

Reproductive-rights advocates are lobbying for laws guaranteeing the right to contraception in states and Congress, though Republican opposition remains.
Nevada's governor vetoed a bill establishing a state right to birth control, but its passage shows growing support.
A federal bill creating a national right to contraception has been reintroduced but faces long odds in the Senate.
Public opinion heavily favors access to birth control, but some still oppose certain contraceptives on religious grounds.
Though the Dobbs decision has not yet spurred widespread attacks on birth control, efforts to curb access continue in some states.