VA-GOV: Winsome Earle-Sears (R) Declares She is "Morally Opposed" to Reproductive Freedom
Virginia Mercury: “[…] One of the clearest signals Earle-Sears has sent concerning her views on abortion and reproductive health care since beginning her campaign for governor.”
VIRGINIA – New reporting from the Virginia Mercury detailed handwritten notes Winsome Earle-Sears left on the constitutional amendment that would protect reproductive freedom in Virginia, including contraception, abortion, and IVF. Sears wrote “I am morally opposed to this bill […].” The story follows Sears’ previous note detailing her being “morally opposed” to marriage equality.Virginia Mercury: Earle-Sears ‘morally opposed’ to Virginia’s reproductive rights amendment, note shows
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears signed Virginia’s in-progress reproductive rights constitutional amendment, but noted her personal objection to it in a handwritten note on the bill.
“I am morally opposed to this bill […]” she wrote above her signature.
It is the second known message Earle-Sears has penned on a bill she signed but disagreed with — the first being her note of objection scrawled on a bill last year that would prohibit officials from denying marriage licenses to same-sex or interracial couples, as The Virginia Scope first reported.
https://bluevirginia.us/2025/05/breaking-winsome-earle-sears-declares-she-is-morally-opposed-to-reproductive-freedom
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