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Virginia Assembly Votes to Deny Women Ability to Purchase Private Coverage of Abortion Care

An amendment to ban abortion coverage in the Virginia exchange, even if it's paid for out-of-pocket, passed by just one vote.

An amendment to ban abortion coverage in the Virginia exchange, even if it’s paid for out-of-pocket, passed by just one vote.

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Virginia Governor Proposes Amendment to Strip Abortion Coverage From State Exchange Insurance Plans

Now the governor of Virginia doesn't even want to allow women to pay for abortion coverage out of pocket.

Now the governor of Virginia doesn’t even want to allow women to pay for abortion coverage out of pocket.

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My Nephew, and Too Many Others, Have Been Killed by Guns—Give Us Gun Control Now

gun with bullets

It’s time we demand that Harry Reid and Congress address our nation’s gun problems, and not stand down.

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Virginia Fights to Keep Government Records Out of Public Eye

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Conservative anti-choice lawmakers in Virginia have a vested interest in keeping public records open only to Virginians.

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Mike “Two Times” Pence to Steal “Governor Ultrasound” Title From McDonnell

Rachel Maddow reports on the likelihood of Indiana Governor Mike Pence taking the title of “Governor Ultrasound” from Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell because of a bill progressing through the Indiana legislature that would require TWO medically unnecessary vaginal ultrasounds from women seeking abortions in that state.

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Is McDonnell Planning to Eliminate Insurance Coverage of Safe Abortion Care in Virginia?

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell.

Not content to remove coverage once, the governor is tacking amendments to ensure abortion coverage is really, really banned.

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Should Pregnant Women Be Concerned With SCOTUS Review of DNA Testing?

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A law designed to help catch serial rapists may have unintended consequences for pregnant women.

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They Are Coming for Your Birth Control: Don’t Forget about the “Baby Pesticides”

Dick Black with toy fetus.

Dick Black continues his reign as most offensive legislator in Virginia when talking about reproductive rights.

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The Road to Roe: Paved with Bodies of Women of Color and the Legal Activism of African Americans

(Favianna Rodriguez, www.favianna.com)

Every year when the anniversary of Roe v. Wade rolls around, I am troubled by the loud silences in our triumphant tales of struggle. As a history doctoral student who researches African Americans and abortion, the story I tell is quite different.

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Virginia Committee Panels—Where all Reproductive Legislation Goes to Die

Sens Northam (left), Herring, & Favola at a meeting of the Senate Health Education & Welfare committee, 01/17. (My SA)

Nothing made it out of the Virginia assembly’s committee when it comes to abortion bills. That’s good news and bad news for reproductive rights supporters.

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