,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bf1 #bjbb ,mr4  
,m>key 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4   
,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1
 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1
 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,s*atz1  
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mrs4     
,murray1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mrs4 
,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1 ,ms4 ,cortez 
,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,w>nock1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 &  
,mr4 ,oss(f7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to protect a p]son's ability to access 
contraceptives & to engage 9            
contraception1 & to protect a heal? c>e 
provid]'s ability to provide            
contraceptives1 contraception1 &        
in=mation relat$ to contraception4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,"r to ,contraception ,act4  #b4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7          
,contraception ,! t]m contraception     
means an action tak5 to prev5t          

pregnancy1 includ+ ! use (              
contraceptives or f]tility-aw>5ess bas$ 
me?ods1 & /]ilization proc$ures4  7#b7  
,contraceptive ,! t]m contraceptive     
means any drug1 device1 or biological   
product int5d$ = use 9 ! prev5tion (    
pregnancy1 :e!r specifically int5d$ to  
prev5t pregnancy or = o!r heal? ne$s1 t 
is legally m>ket$ "u ! ,f$]al ,food1    
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act1 su* z oral     
contraceptives1 long-act+ rev]sible     
contraceptives1 em]g5cy contraceptives1 
int]nal & ext]nal condoms1 injectables1 
vag9al b>ri] me?ods1 transd]mal pat*es1 
& vag9al r+s1 or o!r contraceptives4    
7#c7 ,gov]nm5t ,! t]m gov]nm5t includes 
ea* bran*1 dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1             
in/rum5tality1 & (ficial ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates or a ,/ate4  7#d7 ,heal? c>e     
provid] ,! t]m heal? c>e provid] means1 
) respect to a ,/ate1 any entity or     
individual 7includ+ any physician1      
c]tifi$ nurse-midwife1 nurse1 nurse     
practition]1 physician assi/ant1 &      
ph>maci/7 t is lic5s$ or o!rwise        

au?oriz$ by ! ,/ate to provide heal? c>e
 s]vices4  7#e7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate      
includes ea* ( ! #ej ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to    
,rico1 & ea* t]ritory & possession ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 & any subdivision ( any (
 ! =ego+1 includ+ any unit ( local      
gov]nm5t1 su* z a c\nty1 city1 t[n1     
village1 or o!r g5]al purpose political 
subdivision ( a ,/ate4  #c4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! "r to 
contraception is a fundam5tal "r1 c5tral
 to a p]son's privacy1 heal?1 well-be+1 
dignity1 lib]ty1 equality1 & ability to 
p>ticipate 9 ! social & economic life ( 
! ,nation4  7#b7 ,! ,supreme ,c\rt has  
repeat$ly recogniz$ ! con/itutional "r  
to contraception4  7#c7 ,9 ,griswold v4 
,connecticut 7#cha ,u4,s4 #dgi 7#aife771
 ! ,supreme ,c\rt fir/ recogniz$ !      
con/itutional "r = m>ri$ p to use       
contraceptives4  7#d7 ,9 ,eis5/adt v4   
,baird 7#dje ,u4,s4 #dch 7#aigb771 !    
,supreme ,c\rt confirm$ ! con/itutional 
"r ( all p to legally access            

contraceptives reg>dless ( m>ital /atus4
  7#e7 ,9 ,c>ey v4 ,population ,s]vices 
,int]national 7#dca ,u4,s4 #fgh         
7#aigg771 ! ,supreme ,c\rt affirm$ !    
con/itutional "r to contraceptives =    
m9ors4  7#f7 ,! "r to contraception has 
be5 repeat$ly recogniz$ int]nationally z
 a human "r4 ,! ,unit$ ,nations         
,population ,fund has publi%$ sev]al    
reports outl9+ family plann+ z a basic  
human "r t advances wom5's heal?1       
economic emp[]m5t1 & equality4  7#g7    
,access to contraceptives is            
int]nationally recogniz$ by ! ,_w ,heal?
 ,organization z advanc+ o!r human      
rights su* z ! "r to life1 lib]ty1      
expression1 heal?1 "w1 & education4     
7#h7 ,contraception is safe1 ess5tial   
heal? c>e1 & access to contraceptive    
products & s]vices is c5tral to p's     
ability to p>ticipate equally 9 economic
 & social life 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
globally4 ,contraception all[s p to make
 decisions ab\t _! families & _! lives4 
7#i7 ,contraception is key to sexual &  

reproductive heal?4 ,contraception is   
critical to prev5t+ un9t5d$ pregnancy1 &
 _m contraceptives are highly effective 
9 prev5t+ & treat+ a wide array ( (t5   
sev]e m$ical conditions & decrease !    
risk ( c]ta9 canc]s4  7#aj7 ,family     
plann+ improves heal? outcomes = wom51  
_! families1 & _! communities & r$uces  
rates ( mat]nal & infant mortality &    
morbidity4  7#aa7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has a
 long hi/ory ( reproductive co]cion1    
includ+ ! *ildbe>+ =c$ ^u enslav$ wom51 
z well z ! =c$ /]ilization ( ,black     
wom51 ,pu]to ,rican wom51 indig5\s wom51
 immigrant wom51 & disabl$ wom51 &      
reproductive co]cion cont9ues to occur4 
7#ab7 ,! "r to make p]sonal decisions   
ab\t contraceptive use is important =   
all ,am]icans1 & is especially critical 
= hi/orically m>g9aliz$ gr\ps1 includ+  
,black1 indig5\s1 & o!r p ( color2      
immigrants2 ,,lgbtq p2 p ) disabilities2
 p ) l[ incomes2 & p liv+ 9 rural &     
und]s]v$ areas4 ,_m p :o are "p ( ^!    
m>g9aliz$ gr\ps already face            

b>ri]s--exac]bat$ by social1 political1 
economic1 & environm5tal inequities--to 
compreh5sive heal? c>e1 includ+         
reproductive heal? c>e1 t r$uce _!      
ability to make decisions ab\t _! heal?1
 families1 & lives4  7#ac7 ,/ate &      
,f$]al policies gov]n+ ph>maceutical &  
insurance policies affect !             
accessibility ( contraceptives1 & !     
sett+s 9 :i* contraception s]vices are  
deliv]$4  7#ad7 ,p engage 9 int]/ate    
comm]ce to access contraception s]vices4
  7#ae7 ,to provide contraception       
s]vices1 heal? c>e provid]s employ &    
obta9 comm]cial s]vices f doctors1      
nurses1 & o!r p]sonnel :o engage 9      
int]/ate comm]ce & travel across ,/ate  
l9es4  7#af7 ,congress has ! au?ority to
 enact ?is ,act to protect access to    
contraception pursuant to--  7,a7 its   
p[]s "u ! ,comm]ce ,clause ( section #h 
( article ,i ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2  7,b7 its p[]s "u section #e ( 
! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to en=ce ! provisions ( 

section #a ( ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t2 &     
7,c7 its p[]s "u ! necess>y & prop]     
clause ( section #h ( article ,i ( !    
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#ag7  
,congress has us$ its au?ority 9 ! pa/  
to protect & exp& access to             
contraception in=mation1 products1 &    
s]vices4  7#ah7 ,9 #aigj1 ,congress     
e/abli%$ ! family plann+ program "u     
title ,x ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj et seq471 ! only   
,f$]al grant program d$icat$ to family  
plann+ & relat$ s]vices1 provid+ access 
to in=mation1 products1 & s]vices =     
contraception4  7#ai7 ,9 #aigb1         
,congress requir$ ! ,m$icaid program to 
cov] family plann+ s]vices & supplies1 &
 ! ,m$icaid program curr5tly acc\nts =  
#ge p]c5t ( ,f$]al funds sp5t on family 
plann+4  7#bj7 ,9 #bjaj1 ,congress      
enact$ ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable
 ,c>e ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh7      
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,,aca74    
,among o!r provisions1 ! ,,aca includ$  
provisions to exp& ! af=dability &      

accessibility ( contraception by requir+
 heal? insurance plans to provide       
cov]age = prev5tive s]vices ) no pati5t 
co/-%>+4  7#ba7 ,despite ! cle>ly       
e/abli%$ con/itutional "r to            
contraception1 access to contraceptives1
 includ+ em]g5cy contraceptives &       
long-act+ rev]sible contraceptives1 has 
be5 ob/ruct$ across ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9   
v>i\s ways4  7#bb7 ,z ( #bjbb1 at lea/  
#d ,/ates tri$ to ban access to "s or   
all contraceptives by re/rict+ access to
 public fund+ = ^! products & s]vices4  
,fur!rmore1 ,arkansas1 ,mississippi1    
,miss\ri1 & ,texas h infr+$ on p's      
ability to access _! contraceptive c>e  
by violat+ ! free *oice ( provid]       
requirem5t "u ! ,m$icaid program4  7#bc7
 ,provid]s' refusals to (f]             
contraceptives & in=mation relat$ to    
contraception bas$ on _! own p]sonal    
beliefs imp$e pati5ts f obta9+ _!       
pref]r$ me?od1 ) laws 9 #ab ,/ates z ( !
 date ( introduction ( ?is ,act         
specifically all[+ heal? c>e provid]s to

 refuse to provide s]vices relat$ to    
contraception4  7#bd7 ,/ates h attempt$ 
to def9e abortion expansively s z to    
include contraceptives 9 ,/ate bans on  
abortion & h also re/rict$ access to    
em]g5cy contraception4  7#be7 ,9 ,june  
#bjbb1 ,ju/ice ,?omas1 9 8 concurr+     
op9ion 9 ,dobbs v4 ,jackson ,wom5's     
,heal? ,organization 7#eig ,u4,s4       
7#bjbb771 /at$ t ! ,supreme ,c\rt %\ld  
reconsid] all ( ?is ,c\rt's sub/antive  
due process prec$5ts1 includ+ ,griswold1
 ,lawr5ce1 & ,ob]gefell & t ! ,c\rt has 
a duty to correct ! error e/abli%$ 9 ^? 
prec$5ts by ov]rul+ !m4  7#bf7 ,9 ord]  
to fur!r public heal? & to combat ef=ts 
to re/rict access to reproductive heal? 
c>e1 congressional action is necess>y to
 protect access to contraceptives1      
contraception1 & in=mation relat$ to    
contraception = ev]yone1 reg>dless (    
actual or p]ceiv$ race1 e?nicity1 sex   
7includ+ g5d] id5tity & sexual          
ori5tation71 income1 disability1        
national orig91 immigration /atus1 or   

geography4  #d4 ,p]mitt$ s]vices  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,a p]son has a /atutory "r "u ?is
 ,act to obta9 contraceptives & to      
engage 9 contraception1 & a heal? c>e   
provid] has a correspond+ "r to provide 
contraceptives1 contraception1 &        
in=mation relat$ to contraception4  7b7 
,limitations or requirem5ts ,! /atutory 
rights specifi$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all n 
be limit$ or o!rwise infr+$ ?r\gh any   
limitation or requirem5t t-- 7#a7       
expressly1 effectively1 implicitly1 or z
 implem5t$ s+les out ! provision (      
contraceptives1 contraception1 or       
contraception-relat$ in=mation2 heal?   
c>e provid]s :o provide contraceptives1 
contraception1 or contraception-relat$  
in=mation2 or facilities 9 :i*          
contraceptives1 contraception1 or       
contraception-relat$ in=mation is       
provid$2 &  7#b7 imp$es access to       
contraceptives1 contraception1 or       
contraception-relat$ in=mation4  7c7    
,exception ,to def5d aga9/ a claim t a  
limitation or requirem5t violates a     

heal? c>e provid]'s or pati5t's /atutory
 rights "u subsection 7b71 a p>ty mu/   
e/abli%1 by cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce1 t-- 
7#a7 ! limitation or requirem5t         
significantly advances ! safety (       
contraceptives1 contraception1 &        
in=mation relat$ to contraception2 &    
7#b7 ! safety ( contraceptives1         
contraception1 & in=mation relat$ to    
contraception or ! heal? ( pati5ts _c be
 advanc$ by a less re/rictive alt]native
 measure or action4  7d7 ,rule (        
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( !         
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,commission] ( ,food &     
,drugs1 to cle>1 approve1 lic5se1 or    
o!rwise engage 9 ! regulation (         
contraceptives "u ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1
 & ,cosmetic ,act or ! ,public ,heal?   
,s]vice ,act1 z applicable4  #e4        
,applicability & preemption  7a7        
,preemption ( inconsi/5t ,/ate & local  
law ,no ,/ate or political subdivision (
 a ,/ate may adm9i/]1 implem5t1 or en=ce

 any law1 rule1 regulation1 /&>d1 or o!r
 provision hav+ ! =ce & effect ( law 9 a
 mann] t--  7#a7 prohibits or re/ricts !
 sale1 provision1 or use ( any          
contraceptives t ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !           
,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs1 has      
approv$ or cle>$ = contraceptive        
purposes2  7#b7 prohibits or re/ricts   
any p]son f aid+ ano!r p]son 9 obta9+   
any su* contraceptives or contraceptive 
me?ods2 or  7#c7 exempts any su*        
contraceptives or contraceptive me?ods f
 any o!r g5]ally applicable law 9 a way 
t w\ld make x m difficult to sell1      
provide1 obta91 or use su*              
contraceptives or contraceptive me?ods4 
7b7 ,limitations ,! provisions ( ?is    
,act %all n sup]s$e or o!rwise affect   
any provision ( ,f$]al law relat+ to    
cov]age "u 7& %all n be con/ru$ z       
requir+ ! provision ( specific b5efits  
"u7 gr\p heal? plans or gr\p or         
individual heal? insurance cov]age or   
cov]age "u a ,f$]al heal? c>e program 7z

 def9$ 9 section #aabh;,b7f7 ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#acbj;a-#g;b7f7771 includ+ cov]age      
provid$ "u section #aije7;a77#d77;,c7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#acif;d7a77#d77;,c77 & section #bgac ( !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ac74  7c7 ,def5se ,9 
any cause ( action aga9/ an individual  
or entity :o is subject to a limitation 
or requirem5t t violates ?is ,act1 9    
addition to ! rem$ies specifi$ 9 section
 #g1 ?is ,act %all also apply to1 & may 
be rais$ z a def5se by1 su* an          
individual or entity4  7d7 ,relation%ip 
) o!r laws ,subsection 7a7 %all apply   
not)/&+ any o!r ,f$]al law1 includ+ !   
,religi\s ,fre$om ,re/oration ,act (    
#aiic 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;bb et seq474 
7e7 ,effective date ,?is ,act %all take 
effect imm$iately ^u ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4  #f4 ,rules ( con/ruction    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 int]pret+ ! provisions (
 ?is ,act1 a c\rt %all lib]ally con/rue 
su* provisions to effectuate ! purposes 

( ! ,act4  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+
 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$-- 7#a7 to   
au?orize any gov]nm5t to int]f]e ) a    
heal? c>e provid]'s ability to provide  
contraceptives or in=mation relat$ to   
contraception or a pati5t's ability to  
obta9 contraceptives or to engage 9     
contraception2 or  7#b7 to p]mit or     
sanction ! conduct ( any /]ilization    
proc$ure )\t ! pati5t's volunt>y & in=m$
 cons5t4  7c7 ,o!r individuals consid]$ 
z gov]nm5t (ficials ,any p]son :o1 by   
op]ation ( a provision ( ,f$]al or ,/ate
 law1 is p]mitt$ to implem5t or en=ce a 
limitation or requirem5t t violates     
section #d %all be consid]$ a gov]nm5t  
(ficial = purposes ( ?is ,act4  #g4     
,en=cem5t  7a7 ,attorney g5]al ,!       
,attorney ,g5]al may comm5ce a civil    
action on behalf ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates aga9/
 any ,/ate t violates1 or aga9/ any     
gov]nm5t (ficial 7includ+ a p]son       
describ$ 9 section #f7;c77 t implem5ts  
or en=ces a limitation or requirem5t t  
violates1 section #d4 ,! c\rt %all hold 

unlawful & set aside ! limitation or    
requirem5t if x is 9 violation ( ?is    
,act4  7b7 ,private "r ( action  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,any individual or entity1       
includ+ any heal? c>e provid] or pati5t1
 adv]sely affect$ by an alleg$ violation
 ( ?is ,act1 may comm5ce a civil action 
aga9/ any ,/ate t violates1 or aga9/ any
 gov]nm5t (ficial 7includ+ a p]son      
describ$ 9 section #f7;c77 t implem5ts  
or en=ces a limitation or requirem5t t  
violates1 section #d4 ,! c\rt %all hold 
unlawful & set aside ! limitation or    
requirem5t if x is 9 violation ( ?is    
,act4  7#b7 ,heal? c>e provid] ,a heal? 
c>e provid] may comm5ce an action =     
relief on its own behalf1 on behalf ( ! 
provid]'s /aff1 & on behalf ( !         
provid]'s pati5ts :o are or may be      
adv]sely affect$ by an alleg$ violation 
( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,equitable relief ,9   
any action "u ?is section1 ! c\rt may   
aw>d appropriate equitable relief1      
includ+ tempor>y1 prelim9>y1 or p]man5t 
injunctive relief4  7d7 ,co/s ,9 any    

action "u ?is section1 ! c\rt %all aw>d 
co/s ( litigation1 z well z reasonable  
attorney's fees1 to any prevail+        
pla9tiff4 ,a pla9tiff %all n be liable  
to a def5dant = co/s or attorney's fees 
9 any non-frivol\s action "u ?is        
section4  7e7 ,jurisdiction ,! di/rict  
c\rts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all h          
jurisdiction ov] proce$+s "u ?is ,act & 
%all ex]cise ! same )\t reg>d to :e!r ! 
p>ty aggriev$ %all h exhau/$ any        
adm9i/rative or o!r rem$ies t may be    
provid$ = by law4  7f7 ,abrogation (    
/ate immunity ,nei!r a ,/ate t en=ces or
 ma9ta9s1 nor a gov]nm5t (ficial        
7includ+ a p]son describ$ 9 section     
#f7;c77 :o is p]mitt$ to implem5t or    
en=ce any limitation or requirem5t t    
violates section #d %all be immune "u ! 
,t5? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,elev5? ,am5dm5t to !  
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or any  
o!r s\rce ( law1 f an action 9 a ,f$]al 
or ,/ate c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction   
*all5g+ t limitation or requirem5t4  #h4

 ,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is   
,act1 or ! application ( su* provision  
to any p]son1 entity1 gov]nm5t1 or      
circum/ance1 is held to be              
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1  
or ! application ( su* provision to all 
o!r p]sons1 entities1 gov]nm5ts1 or     
circum/ances1 %all n be affect$ !reby4