Abortion policy in Virginia isn’t settled: Why this year’s election is key

Abortion policy in Virginia isn’t settled: Why this year’s election is key

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia — Jessica Anderson was a freshman in college juggling a full course load and two jobs when her birth control failed. Anderson talked about her options with her partner at the time, as well as her parents, and decided to terminate the pregnancy.  Navigating the state’s mandatory two-week waiting period was difficult, she recalled, but federal abortion rights ultimately protected her ability to choose an abortion. Anderso…

ICYMI in 19th News: Abortion Access is “Key” Issue in Virginia’s Upcoming Elections - Democratic Party of Virginia

A new report from 19th News details how abortion remains a major issue in Virginia ahead of the November election. This comes as Winsome Earle-Sears, John Reid, Jason Miyares, and Republicans down the ballot advocate for an abortion ban and restrictions on reproductive health care, while Democratic candidates across the Commonwealth will protect reproductive rights and advance a constitutional amendment to codify access to abortion, birth contro…