Abortion
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Ghazala Hashmi speaks out: ‘I’m so thankful my doctor could save my life’
The Democrat running for lieutenant governor of Virginia reveals she had two dangerous miscarriages—and pledges to protect reproductive rights for all.
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After comparing it to ‘slavery’ and ‘genocide,’ Earle-Sears now downplays opposition to abortion
Winsome Earle-Sears has a long history of taking extreme positions on abortion. The majority of Virginians support access to the procedure.
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Stark contrast between Spanberger, Earle-Sears when it comes to Virginians’ reproductive freedom
Earle-Sears says choices should be made before women get pregnant—and doesn’t support abortion options for rape victims. Spanberger, on the other hand, vows to keep Virginia women safe from abortion bans.
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Spanberger makes reproductive rights a cornerstone of her run for governor
Virginia remains the last Southern state without an abortion ban. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger says she wants to keep it that way.
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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
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Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
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Opinion: Abigail Spanberger will protect reproductive freedom—Sears wants to end it
In an exclusive op-ed for The Dogwood, Jamie Lockhart, the Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia, announces the organization is endorsing Democrat Abigail Spanberger for governor.
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House GOP fast-tracks budget bill that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.
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As southern states ban abortion, thousands of patients head north—to Virginia
With abortion bans tightening across the South, Virginia is absorbing a growing number of out-of-state patients—straining clinics, stretching support networks, and raising the stakes for future protections.
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Virginia Dems to Sears: Reproductive rights should not be ‘political’
As Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears continues to downplay concerns about the state of reproductive rights in Virginia, state Democrats are not letting her – or voters – forget about her vote against a bill related to contraception.
