Virginia

Virginia Could Decide the Future of the GOP’s Abortion Policy

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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

Will a ‘brick wall’ against abortion restrictions fall?

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Youngkin has been clear that banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for rape, incest and to save the life of the pregnant patient is a key legislative priority. The Youngkin-backed measure that failed in the legislature earlier this year did not include punishments for pregnant people who obtained abortions, but physicians would … Read more

Virginia Gov. Youngkin eyes a 15-week abortion ban as a ‘consensus’ voters would back

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Passing a ban on abortion after 15 weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest and saving the life of the mother, would be a legislative priority for Youngkin if his party succeeds in the November legislative elections, the sources familiar with his plans said. The governor and his campaign team believe that 15 weeks is a … Read more

Virginia – embryos as chattel

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Virginia judge uses 19th-century slavery law to rule frozen embryos are property Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel”, a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th-century law governing the treatment of enslaved people. Read more at The Guardian Judge Uses A Slavery Law To Rule Frozen … Read more

Virginia kills bill that would have prevented police from getting menstrual histories

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Virginia governor blocks bill banning police from seeking menstrual histories The Republican governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, appears to have thwarted an attempt to stop law enforcement obtaining menstrual histories of women in the state. Read more at The Guardian Va. Republicans shelve bill to protect menstrual data from search warrants Virginia Republicans this week … Read more

From down the street to 1,000 miles, abortion clinics are moving to protect access

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A federal appeals court allowed Tennessee’s six-week abortion ban to take effect, and a near-total ban is set to begin in late August. Meanwhile, Virginia still allows most abortions through the second trimester. … “It’s like a game of dominoes. It’s just a huge swath of states not offering the service any longer,” Derzis said. … Read more

A Cancer Diagnosis and Abortion Post-Roe

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 What the end of Roe means for cancer patients like me, By Jamie Abrams on NBCnews After years of teaching Roe v. Wade as a family law professor, I experienced the stunningly painful irony of reading the leaked Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on the day I was diagnosed with … Read more