ATLANTA — Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, state and federal lawmakers have introduced a raft of legislation to protect the right to contraceptives. Now Georgia lawmakers are joining the push.

Six Republican women in the state House co-sponsored a one-page bill Thursday with a simple premise: “Females have the right to the use of any means of contraception.”

The legislation comes after Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurrent opinion in the 2022 case that overturned Roe v. Wade suggesting the court should reconsider previous opinions that formed the basis of that ruling. That includes the 1965 decision that recognized the right of married people to obtain contraceptives.

With just days until the end of the legislative session, the measure faces long odds to pass before the deadline. But it could be tacked on to another pending proposal that has already cleared one chamber.

It surfaced the same day the Senate passed a bill that codified the right to in vitro fertilization. The House approved a similar measure last month, and the final version could clear the Legislature later today. It also came a day after House Republicans held a hearing on a measure that would outlaw abortions in Georgia and give prosecutors authority to charge women who receive them with homicide.

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