Griswold v. Connecticut
Coverage of Griswold v. Connecticut in the Nexus archive.
- With giant IUD outside Capitol, Arizona Democrats call on GOP to protect contraception access
Arizona Democrats and a nonpartisan group protested outside the Arizona Capitol with a 20-foot inflatable IUD to highlight blocked legislation ensuring contraception access. Republican lawmakers have repeatedly prevented the 'Right to Contraception Act' from being debated in the legislature over three years. The event commemorated the 61st anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut, a Supreme Court decision that established federal contraception rights.
- Democrats and advocates call for state birth control protections
Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers and reproductive rights advocates called for state-level protections for birth control, citing potential federal threats from the Trump administration and the Supreme Court. They referenced the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut decision and concerns that the Dobbs ruling could lead to challenges against contraception access.
- NC Democratic senators warn right to contraception could be at risk
North Carolina Democratic senators and advocates warned that access to contraception could be at risk, citing challenges to reproductive rights following the 2021 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision. They co-sponsored Senate Bill 413 to codify contraceptive access into state law, while a separate Republican-backed bill proposed defining life as beginning at conception, though it faced criticism and lacked widespread support.