With the Supreme Court Looming, Virginia Shores Up Abortion Rights

[riversedge]

We really can not really on states rights in cases like abortion. Some states are good for women and families and others are rotten and take rights away. I fear what is going to happen in the SC.

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With the Supreme Court Looming, Virginia Shores Up Abortion Rights
A bill passed by the legislature will remove restrictions on abortion access.

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Abortion rights supporters gather at the Supreme Court in Washington in May 2019.Patsy Lynch/AP

As the Supreme Court prepares to hear its first abortion case since the appointment of conservative justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, Virginia just took a preemptive step to protect the right to an abortion, no matter what happens in the courts.

Last year, Virginia elected its first state government controlled entirely by Democrats in more than two decades. The legislature has made good on Democrats’ campaign promises to push a popular progressive agenda by passing protections for LGBTQ residents, gun control, and now the Reproductive Health Protection Act, which removes onerous restrictions on abortion access.

“Virginians believe that they should have access to reproductive health care that is not full of restrictions,” says Charniele Herring, majority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates. “I think many Virginians—conservatives and progressives alike—do not like the idea of a politician entering the caregiver’s office to dictate what protocol should be used.”
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[Bettie]

1. Good

a handful of states are moving to protect reproductive freedom while a bunch are working to destroy it. Good to know there are decent people out there.

[Guilded Lilly]

2. May other states follow Virginia's lead.