Remembering Women's History Month Amidst Birth Control Attacks

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The United States Senate narrowly defeated an anti-contraceptives bill Thursday that would have exempted employers morally opposed to President Barack Obama's health care mandate -- which forces companies to supply birth control for employees under company health coverage plans -- from providing contraceptives.

The ongoing debate over contraceptives in the United States has once again brought the issue of women's rights to the forefront of the political debate.

Dubbed the Blunt amendment, the bill was defeated in a fiercely partisan vote, 51-48. Only one Republican, Olympia Snowe of Maine, voted against the amendment.

Jenni Luke, CEO of Step Up Women's Network, said the amounting attacks on contraceptives is a blacklash against the political, social and economic strides women have made in the United States over the last 50 years.

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