
Last month, Democratic lawmakers Del. Marcia Price and Sen. Ghazala Hashmi held a press conference celebrating the passage of companion bills House Bill 609 and Senate Bill 237, both aimed at protecting access to contraception in Virginia.
@vadogwoodnews Last week, Democratic lawmakers Del. Marcia Price and Sen. Ghazala Hashmi held a press conference celebrating the passage of companion bills House Bill 609 and Senate Bill 237, both aimed at protecting access to contraception in Virginia. #abortionrights #healthace #virginianews #virginiapolitics #contraception #righttocontraception ♬ original sound – The Dogwood

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House GOP fast-tracks budget bill that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
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