Virginia Republican Proposes Total Abortion Ban for State to Consider in January [View all]

In a bleak reminder that the fallout from the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade is nowhere near over, a lawmaker in Virginia has proposed a total abortion ban for the legislature to consider in January. Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) wants a ban on abortion at 15 weeks, and the public comparing these two options is very convenient for him.

Delegate Marie March (R) recently pre-filed House Bill 1395, which would define life as beginning at fertilization, thereby banning abortion and potentially even jeopardizing access to emergency contraception—because some conservatives wrongly believe Plan B is akin to abortion.

Virginia has two Democratic Senators, and the state has voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every election since 2008. But Republicans took control of the House of Delegates in 2021, when the state elected Youngkin. The state senate remains in Democratic control, so it’s unclear whether an abortion ban could pass that chamber.

As the advocacy organization Repro Rising Virginia has noted on social media, March’s bill performs the neat trick of making Youngkin’s proposal look “reasonable” by comparison. No abortion ban is reasonable, as every single one denies people their agency and puts their health and lives at risk.


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