The Republican governor vetoed several measures, including those related to maintaining access to contraception, saying in a statement they were “not ready to become law”. Read more at The Guardian
Staunchly anti-abortion lawmakers argued that the GOP needs to work even harder to persuade voters of their cause and redouble their efforts to pass a ban on abortion after 15 weeks at a minimum. Read more at HuffPost
“A ban is a ban is a ban,” Hopkins said. “What they’re talking about is a ban on a right that so many women had access to for years. I’m 24 in Virginia, and now I might have less rights than my mom did, who was born in 1968. To me, that is something that … Read more
Abortion is at the center of the election. Not only is it one of the top issues for voters, according to multiple polls, but Virginia’s governor, the Republican Glenn Youngkin, has made his support for a 15-week ban the centerpiece of his campaign to help Republicans retake the state legislature. Read more at The Guardian … Read more
If Republicans flip control of the state Senate and hold control of the state House in the November 7 election, Youngkin will have a clear path to further restrict abortion in the South. Control of each chamber will come down to just a handful of districts, including Adams’, which flipped red in 2021 by just … Read more
Glenn Youngkin thinks he has a Republican response to Democrats’ abortion attacks The Virginia GOP is trying to flip the script on an issue that has dogged Republicans for a year and a half. So far, Republicans have been doing their best to not talk about it. But now Youngkin is going after Democrats as … Read more
The entire Virginia legislature is on the ballot for the first time since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Republicans currently control the House, and Democrats have a small majority in the Senate. If Republicans take back the Senate, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) will get the GOP trifecta he’s long been vying for and … Read more
New restrictions on abortion are at the center of the GOP’s bid to take over full control of Virginia’s state government in November. Read more at NBC News
If Youngkin and the GOP win control of both legislative chambers next month behind that message, other Republicans outside the core red states are virtually certain to adopt their approach to abortion. Success for the Virginia GOP could also encourage the national Republican Party to coalesce behind a 15-week federal ban with exceptions. Read more … Read more
A fully red general assembly would be a gamechanger for Youngkin, who has faced a legislative blockade from Senate Democrats. A Republican takeover would erase the last major barrier in Youngkin’s quest to enact his full agenda – including a 15-week abortion ban. Read more at The Guardian
