States Have a Right to Ban Contraception

As the GOP continues to attack women’s health, Steve King has decided to weigh in on the debate, arguing that states are given a constitutional right to ban contraceptives. Not only is he out-of-touch with the people of Iowa, he has once again chosen to grab headlines for his focus on a divisive agenda instead of real policies that benefit his constituents.

Via ThinkProgress:

Following up on last week’s contraception hearing, the House Judiciary Committee held another hearing yesterday afternoon on the subject, which featured the rantings of Rep. Steve King (R-IA). In a lengthy screed against the Obama administration’s contraception rule, King scoffed at the progress made in women’s rights over the passed 60 years and suggested that Connecticut had a right to ban contraception in the landmark Griswold v. Connecticut:

KING: Why should I care about the conclusions that have been brought forward by the Supreme Court if we can race from 1965, Connecticut having a Tenth Amendment right to establish a policy, a Supreme Court that creates a right to privacy that’s the foundation for mandated abortion, and here were are discussing whether we’re going to mandate everybody in America fund and provide that contraceptives. … Why should I care?