The Right to Contraception Act establishes a federal right to access contraception and prohibits government interference with contraceptive provision or use by healthcare providers—including doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists—or with individual use of FDA-approved pregnancy prevention methods. The law defines contraception broadly to include all drugs, devices, and procedures that prevent pregnancy, and applies to all levels of government including federal, state, and local agencies. Courts are instructed to interpret the law expansively to protect contraception access, and private individuals who attempt to restrict contraceptive access are treated as government actors subject to the law's restrictions. The legislation requires that any sterilization procedures include voluntary informed consent and includes a severability clause ensuring that if one provision is struck down by courts, the remainder of the law will continue in effect.
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