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The House passed a bill on Thursday that federally protects access to contraception as a preemptive measure following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Just eight Republicans joined all Democrats in voting for the bill. The Senate will now vote on the Right to Contraception Act, but it will likely stall there as it is unlikely to garner the 10 Republican votes needed to avoid the filibuster in the evenly split Senate. It was nearly unanimously opposed by House Republicans, with only eight voting in favor of the proposed law. If passed, the bill would ensure access to birth contro…