SOUND THE ALARM: Virginia Governor Guts Right to Contraception Act
In case you missed it, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has put his extreme agenda over his constituents’ rights by gutting the Right to Contraception Act after it passed Virginia’s General Assembly. Instead of affirming Virginian’s fundamental right to contraception, Youngkin’s actions show that Republicans continue to turn their backs on the people they represent. This is exactly why Virginia needs new leadership. Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger has pledged that as Virginia’s next governor, she will codify these protections to ensure that personal health care decisions stay where they belong — between individuals and their doctors.
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Youngkin Vetoes Bills That Would Help Working Families Get Ahead, Improve Public Safety, Blue Virginia
By Lowell Feld, 3/25/25
On Monday, Governor Glenn Youngkin moved Virginia backward by vetoing critical legislation that would have helped working families get ahead and improved public safety. Among the bills he rejected were those that would have raised the minimum wage, increased workers’ rights, provided paid family and medical leave, and enacted critical measures to enhance gun safety and reduce violence across our Commonwealth.
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Last night, Glenn Youngkin gutted legislation that would guarantee access to birth control and contraception for Virginia women. This comes after Winsome Earle-Sears “couldn’t resist” voting against this legislation.
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Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after Governor Youngkin gutted legislation that would guarantee Virginians’ right to access contraception and birth control.
“Women across the country are watching anti-choice politicians block access to birth control and outlaw emergency contraception. In response, Virginia leaders should be defending our fundamental freedoms, just as our General Assembly voted to do when it passed the Right to Contraception Act earlier this year.
“No politician should ever be able to dictate when and whether Virginians have access to contraception. Governor Youngkin’s decision to gut this legislation leaves the rights of Virginians at risk. As the next Governor of Virginia, I will defend the right to access contraception — and should this legislation land on my desk, I will sign it into law.”
In July 2022, Spanberger helped lead the charge to pass the Right to Contraception Act in Congress to codify Americans’ right to access and use birth control into federal law.
During her three terms representing Virginia’s Seventh District in the U.S. House of Representatives, Spanberger consistently worked to protect the right to access reproductive care — particularly in the wake of the Dobbs decision.
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