China News Service, July 22. According to Agence France-Presse, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on the 21st local time to ensure the right of the nation to buy and use contraceptives and ensure that health care professionals are directed to use contraceptives.
Data map: On June 24, local time, people in San Francisco gathered in front of City Hall to protest against the Supreme Court's overturn of the Roe v. Wade case.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
According to reports, the bill was supported by all Democrats and eight Republican members of the House of Representatives, and 195 voted against it.
But Agence France-Presse believes that it may be difficult for the bill to successfully pass the Senate next.
Democrats and Republicans currently split the 100-seat Senate, and most bills need at least 60 votes to pass.
On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade case, which protected women's abortion rights, meaning that women's abortion rights will no longer be protected by the U.S. Constitution.
It is reported that more than 10 states have abortion bans in effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned.