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Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins of Maine were nan only Republican senators to ballot Wednesday to beforehand a measure that would put a correct to contraception into national law.

The procedural measurement sewage 51 votes. It needed 60, truthful it’s not going anywhere. But the bill succeeded successful putting Republicans connected nan spot successful an predetermination year.

Murkowski acknowledged nan governmental motives down nan measure successful a video she posted connected societal media.

“If it is going to beryllium a messaging bill, I want my connection to beryllium very clear that a female should person a correct to contraception,” she said. “It’s arsenic elemental arsenic that for me.”

Other Republicans called nan measure fear-mongering. Some said it went beyond nan correct to commencement control.

“It defines contraception truthful broadly, that it apt besides includes a correct to a chemic abortion pill,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. “It eviscerates conscience protections for wellness attraction providers, overriding nan Religious Freedom Restoration Act.”

Sponsors said nan authorities wouldn’t impinge connected anyone’s belief freedom.

The measure was portion of nan Democrats’ effort to motivate voters by showcasing their support for reproductive rights. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., said nan Supreme Court determination overturning nan correct to abortion shows why nan contraception measure is important.

“It demonstrated that a basal right, nan correct of women to make decisions complete their ain bodies, could beryllium taken distant successful nan blink of an oculus — successful nan blink of an oculus — by anti-choice extremists,” she said.

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, did not vote connected nan contraception bill, contempt casting others votes — against Biden management nominations — a fewer hours prior. His agency wouldn’t opportunity why he wasn’t location for nan contraception ballot aliases really he would person voted.