State of Virginia Archives: on Abortion
Don Beyer:
Politicians have no business interfering in right to choose
I strongly support a woman's right to choose. As Lieutenant Governor, I helped block repeated efforts by the Republicans to interfere with women's personal health care decisions and their misguided attempts to outlaw a woman's right to choose.
In Congress, I'll be a strong voice and vote in support of a woman's right to choose. And I'll fight attempts by Tea Party Republicans to cut funding for Planned Parenthood. Politicians have no business interfering in these private health care decisions.
Source: 2014 Virginia House campaign website, FriendsOfDonBeyer.com
Oct 10, 2014
Ed Gillespie:
Opposes abortion
Even with all his experience in politics, serving as a congressional aide and a counselor to President George W. Bush, Gillespie has never been a candidate.
He will embark on a campaign when, for the first time since 1969, Virginia Republicans hold no statewide office, and voters know far less about him than about Sen. Warner.
Gillespie, who opposes abortion rights and is conservative on most other issues, is running on the belief that he can unite the party in a way that did not happen last year.
He has been reaching out to some of Virginia's conservative activists since Election Day, sounding them out and asking for their support.
Source: New York Times on 2014 Virginia Senate race
Jan 9, 2014
Ed Gillespie:
I never supported a Personhood amendment
Gillespie does not have a long paper trail on abortion issues, and he pushed back when Warner said he would overturn Roe vs. Wade or push a Personhood amendment, which would say life begins at conception. "Please provide the documentation for my support
of any of those things," Gillespie said.Warner countered: "If you are in the Senate, would you vote to overturn Roe vs. Wade? Did you not also support a personhood amendment?"
"No," Gillespie replied. "When did I support a Personhood amendment?
There's not going to be a vote to overturn Roe v. Wade," Gillespie said. "That's a Supreme Court decision. I'm running for the United States Senate."
The Warner campaign's evidence that Gillespie supports Personhood is thin.
They point to the platform passed by the Republican National Committee in 2004, when Gillespie was party chairman. "Gillespie chose the platform director and said the platform reflects the 'beliefs of our party,'" Warner's campaign emailed after.
Source: Politico.com weblog on 2014 Virginia Senate debate
Jul 26, 2014
Ed Gillespie:
Sell contraceptives over-the-counter to avoid Hobby Lobby
Gillespie advocated for over-the-counter sale of contraception: Speaking about the Hobby Lobby case involving employer-sponsored contraception,
Gillespie said he thinks the issue can be skirted if women are just allowed to buy birth-control medication on their own without a prescription--a position that Colorado GOP Senate candidate Cory Gardner also staked out recently.
Source: Politico.com weblog on 2014 Virginia Senate debate
Jul 26, 2014
George Allen:
Define that life begins at conception, but contraception ok
bit of Latin, that contraception means it stops conception--and so you do not have a fertilized egg.Moderator: Don't they work by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg?
Allen: Well if the egg is not fertilized, there is not conception.
Kaine explained that the common birth control pill works by a dual mechanism--both preventing fertilization, and preventing successful implantation when fertilization does occur. Also, he added, intra-uterine devices work singly by preventing implantatio
Cruz on immigration: Wants to triple size of Border Patrol. Says Dewhurst supported in-state tuition for kids of illegal immigrants.
Dewhurst:
I have always been against an amnesty program. "If they want to be a citizen, they ought to go home and reapply."
Dewhurst says he was against tuition for children of illegal immigrants.
Source: Eric Kleefeld reporting on 2012 Virginia Senate debate
Dec 7, 2011
Ken Cuccinelli:
I believe life begins at conception
McAuliffe suggested Cuccinelli campaigned for the state Senate in Fairfax on transportation so he could oppose abortion rights once he got elected. "You come in pretending to be one thing and then you say something else," McAuliffe said, calling
Cuccinelli the "true Trojan horse of Virginia politics." Cuccinelli has been decried by Democrats as an extremist who is hostile to women on such issues as abortion.McAuliffe suggested that Cuccinelli's position on gay issues and abortion nearly
jeopardized Northrop Grumman from locating its corporate headquarters in the state. Cuccinelli said his views on homosexuality or gay marriage had not changed: "The notion that because I believe marriage ought to be protected, because I believe life
begins at conception... there are lots of Virginians who share my sincerely held beliefs. And your notion that this somehow chases business out of Virginia would be laughable if it weren't so offensive," he said.
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch on 2013 Virginia governor debates
Jul 21, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli:
No new abortion restrictions as governor
Asked about whether he would push for more restrictions on abortion as governor,
Cuccinelli said: "I do not expect to use the political capital of the governor's office to be moving those pieces of legislation. My focus is on job creation and job growth."
Source: Washington Post on 2013 Virginia governor debates
Jul 21, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli:
Human life begins at conception
Question topic: Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Cuccinelli: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2013 Virginia Governor campaign
Jul 2, 2014
Robert Sarvis:
Supports embryonic stem cell research
Q: Do you support state funding for stem cell research?A: Yes.
Q: Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
A: Yes.
Source: Virginia State Legislative 2011 PVS Political Courage Test
Nov 1, 2011
Robert Sarvis:
Early term abortions ok, but parental consent for minors
Q: Do you support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?A: It depends on the actual legislation. I, like the majority of voters, occupy the middle ground between the two strict/absolutist positions.
Q: Should abortion be legal after the first trimester
of pregnancy?
A: There is support, even in the 35th District, for restricting medically unnecessary late-term abortions, but there is not support in the 35th District for banning early-term abortions.
The vast majority of voters don't want this election hinging on divisive, social-wedge issues. And neither do I.
Q: Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
A: Yes.
Q: Should abortion be legal when the
life of the woman is endangered?
A: Yes.
Q: Should parental notification be required before an abortion is performed on a minor?
A: Yes.
Q: Should parental consent be required before an abortion is performed on a minor?
A: Yes.
Source: Virginia State Legislative 2011 PVS Political Courage Test
Nov 1, 2011
Scott Taylor:
A pro-life Christian
Scott Taylor is a Christian. While in the Navy, there were many times when
Scott turned to God for prayer and comfort; at a funeral for a comrade or while executing a mission. Scott Taylor is pro-life.
Source: 2016 Virginia House campaign website ScottTaylor.US
Nov 8, 2016
Terry McAuliffe:
Supports abortion rights
Cuccinelli & McAuliffe disagreed on just about every issue, including abortion. McAuliffe suggested Cuccinelli campaigned for the state Senate in Fairfax on transportation so he could oppose abortion rights once he got elected. "You come in pretending to
be one thing and then you say something else," McAuliffe said, calling Cuccinelli the "true Trojan horse of Virginia politics." Cuccinelli has been decried by Democrats as an extremist who is hostile to women on such issues as abortion.
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch on 2013 Virginia governor debates
Jul 21, 2013
Tim Kaine:
If life begins at conception, we must outlaw contraception
Kaine explained that the common birth control pill works by a dual mechanism--both preventing fertilization, and preventing successful implantation when fertilization does occur.
Also, he added, intra-uterine devices work singly by preventing implantation.
Allen had a fumble on some basic science. The candidates were asked about conservative proposals to declare that life begins at conception. Allen said that defining life as beginning at conception would not outlaw contraception, as "contraception"
means stopping conception--that is, preventing fertilization from taking place:Moderator: Could you tell us, how do you think birth control pills and intra-uterine devices work?
Allen: I don't profess to be a doctor. I'm just using maybe a little
Source: Eric Kleefeld reporting on 2012 Virginia Senate debate
Dec 7, 2011
Ralph Northam:
Led fight against transvaginal ultrasound requirement
Dr. Northam ran for State Senator promising to approach public service with the same passion and focus on results that he served with in the military and as a doctor. He believed--as he does now--that you reach across the aisle to get things done
without ever compromising your core beliefs and always by fighting for what's right. That's why Dr. Northam led the fight against the now infamous transvaginal ultrasound bill that Ken Cuccinelli and his allies tried to impose on Virginia women.
"As Lieutenant Governor, I am proud to support progress for all Virginians. During the past two legislative sessions, I cast tie-breaking votes to ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in state government,
to repeal the infamous and medically unnecessary ultrasound mandate, and to raise the minimum wage for working Virginians."
Source: 2016-17 Virginia gubernatorial campaign website
Nov 1, 2015
Ralph Northam:
Stop the Republican war on women
Today Dr. Ralph Northam, a Democratic state Senator and candidate for Leiutenant Governor, led an effort to stop the Republican war on women that has sought to limit access to legal and safe health care and made Virginia a national punch line.
Northam sponsored SB 1080 and SB 1082, which would have repealed the ill-advised and offensive mandatory ultrasound requirement passed last year, but Republicans defeated both measures on party-line votes.
Northam responded, "I am embarrassed for the Commonwealth of Virginia that not one Republican could break ranks to join Democrats in repealing the mandatory ultrasound requirement, which garnered such negative national attention one year ago. Clearly,
Republicans not only do not trust women to make their own medical decisions, but want to interfere in the sacred doctor-patient relationship. This kind of invasive government regulation has no place in Virginia law."
Source: 2017 Virginia Gubernatorial website, NorthamForLG.com
Jan 17, 2013
Corey Stewart:
No exceptions for rape, incest, or maternal life
Q: Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?Tim Kaine (D): Legal. Supports women's right "to make their own reproductive choices." Opposes efforts to weaken Roe v. Wade & defund Planned Parenthood.
Corey Stewart (R): Ban. No exceptions for rape,
incest, or life of the mother. "It is the duty of legislators to protect those who cannot protect themselves."
Q: Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage if disagree?
Tim Kaine (D): No. Co-sponsor of bill to restore ACA contraceptive
coverage requirement.
Corey Stewart (R): No statement found.
Q: Let Planned Parenthood receive public funds for non-abortion healthcare?
Tim Kaine (D): Yes. A critical part of healthcare safety net. "We can't let anybody undercut
Planned Parenthood or the healthcare safety net."
Corey Stewart (R): No. Will work to defund. "I will NEVER apologize for being pro-life & I will ALWAYS stand up to Planned Parenthood."
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Virginia Senate race
Oct 9, 2018
Tim Kaine:
Planned Parenthood funding is critical part of safety net
Q: Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?Tim Kaine (D): Legal. Supports women's right "to make their own reproductive choices." Opposes efforts to weaken Roe v. Wade & defund Planned Parenthood.
Corey Stewart (R): Ban. No exceptions for rape,
incest, or life of the mother. "It is the duty of legislators to protect those who cannot protect themselves."
Q: Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage if disagree?
Tim Kaine (D): No. Co-sponsor of bill to restore ACA contraceptive
coverage requirement.
Corey Stewart (R): No statement found.
Q: Let Planned Parenthood receive public funds for non-abortion healthcare?
Tim Kaine (D): Yes. A critical part of healthcare safety net. "We can't let anybody undercut
Planned Parenthood or the healthcare safety net."
Corey Stewart (R): No. Will work to defund. "I will NEVER apologize for being pro-life & I will ALWAYS stand up to Planned Parenthood."
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Virginia Senate race
Oct 9, 2018
Corey Stewart:
100% pro-life
Corey is 100% pro-life and he and his family are parishioners at
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Woodbridge, VA.
Source: 2018 Virginia Senatorial website CoreyStewart.com
Sep 1, 2017
Ralph Northam:
End laws restricting woman's right to direct her health care
It's time to end the laws that restrict a woman's right to direct her own health care. Virginia has put these in place over the past 20 years or so. They're not about health care. They are about injecting politics and the government into the
relationship between a woman and her physician.You don't have to be a doctor to know that's bad medicine. No more will legislators in Richmond--most of whom are men--be telling women what they should and should not be doing with their bodies.
Source: 2020 Virginia State of the State address
Jan 8, 2020
Jennifer Carroll Foy:
Remove politically motivated restrictions on abortion
As a Delegate, I:- Led the charge for the Reproductive Health Protection Act to preserve reproductive freedom and removed politically motivated restrictions on abortion.
- Advocated for paid family and medical leave.
- Passed the Pregnant Worker
Fairness Act, requiring all employers to offer commonsense accommodations to pregnant workers.
- Passed legislation to reduce the black maternal mortality rate.
Source: 2021 Virginia governor campaign site JenniferCarrollFoy.com
Feb 21, 2021
Jennifer McClellan:
Led fight for Reproductive Health Protection Act
As the first member of the House of Delegates to be pregnant while in office, she has been a fierce advocate for protecting access to reproductive
care and led the fight in the Senate to pass the Reproductive Health Protection Act.
Source: 2021 Virginia governor campaign website JennMcClellanVA.com
Feb 18, 2021
Kirk Cox:
Led fight against late term abortion legislation
During his time as Speaker, Virginia cut taxes by $1.2 billion, froze tuition at colleges and universities for the first time in 20 years, eliminated all state funding for Planned Parenthood, and held back far-left proposals on gun control and abortion.
While Kirk was Speaker, Democrats introduced legislation to make abortion legal up until the moment of birth. Kirk spoke passionately on the floor of the House of Delegates and the bill was defeated under his leadership.
Source: 2021 Virginia governor campaign website KirkCox.com
Feb 19, 2021
Terry McAuliffe:
Permanently codify protections of Roe v. Wade
Terry will continue fighting for progressive policies to advance women's rights and gender equality. First and foremost, that means passing an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia that permanently enshrines and codifies the protections of
Roe v Wade in Virginia law. Terry will continue to address disparities in women's health care coverage, ensuring access to quality prenatal care to improve outcomes and address maternal mortality, which disproportionately impacts Black and Brown mothers.
Source: 2021 Virginia governor campaign website Terry McAuliffe.com
Dec 22, 2020
Glenn Youngkin:
15 week limit: Virginians want fewer abortions, not more
When it comes to unborn children, we can come together. We can choose life, and choose to support mothers, fathers, and families in difficult decisions. This session,
I have asked the General Assembly to come together to protect life at 15 weeks, the point when a baby can feel pain. It is clear, Virginians want fewer abortions, not more.
Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the Virginia legislature
Jan 11, 2023
ACLU:
Fetal rights don't override a woman's privacy right
HB 227: Requires every physician who attempts to terminate a pregnancy to exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of a human infant who has been born alive [compared with] any other child born
alive at the same gestational age. ACLU rationale to vote NO: No state interest described by fetal rights advocates has enough force to override a woman's fundamental rights of privacy, bodily integrity, and self-determination, until
the child is brought forth from the woman's body. [Advocates] have tried to build support for the notion that the fetus has legal rights independent of the woman carrying it in her womb. Although this concept is sometimes put forward in very sympathetic
contexts, it is laced with risks for women's rights.
Legislative Outcome:12/28/19 referred to House Committee for Courts of Justice; died in committee 02/11/20
Source: ACLU on Virginia legislative voting record HB 227
Feb 11, 2020
Daniel Gade:
Against funding for Planned Parenthood in CARES Act
He says he would have voted for the CARES Act, although he adds that he believes it
should not have included money for Planned Parenthood or the Kennedy Center.
Source: Alexandria Gazette on 2020 Virginia Senate race
Jun 4, 2020
Ralph Northam:
Protect women's reproductive rights
Democrat Ralph Northam will run for Virginia governor. "We need to continue investing in early childhood education," Northam wrote, "creating jobs in the new Virginia economy, protecting women's reproductive rights and expanding access to
Medicaid for 400,000 of our citizens."
Source: AMI Newswire on 2017 Virginia governor's race
Oct 20, 2015
Jennifer McClellan:
Fight to protect, strengthen reproductive health continues
On the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Virginia Senate passed my bill to remove the ban on abortion coverage for plans on the health exchange. We have made tremendous progress and I am proud of what we have accomplished together.
But the fight to protect and strengthen reproductive health continues. 48 years after Roe v. Wade, I am proud to stand with so many advocates to protect these essential freedoms.
Source: August Free Press on 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race
Jan 22, 2021
Glenn Youngkin:
Court lets each state make its own decision on abortion
V.P. KAMALA HARRIS: You don't have to agree that you want to or would advocate that you or a loved one would have an abortion to agree that the government should not be making that decision for any individual woman.GOV. GLENN YOUNGKIN:
I believe, as a pro-life governor, that life begins at conception. My job as a pro-life governor in a state in Virginia, where, 18 months ago, the debate in our General Assembly was around whether abortion should be allowed all
the way up through and including birth, funded by taxpayer money. The Supreme Court's decision, I agree with, that this is a decision for states to make by elected officials by the citizens of Virginia.
And each state will decide something different. I think that's the real value of the Supreme Court's decision.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial race
Jul 10, 2022
Glenn Youngkin:
Virginians elected a pro-life governor; I've been very clear
Virginians elected a pro-life governor, and I have been very clear. I'm pro-life. I do believe in exceptions, in the case of rape and incest and when the life of the mother is at risk. In this case, where Virginia was just 22 months ago was debating on
our General Assembly floor that, in fact, abortion should be extended all the way up through and including childbirth, and paid for with taxpayer money. I have said all along that I disagree with this. And that is extreme. That is really extreme.
Source: CNN SOTU interviews on 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial race
Oct 9, 2022
Amanda Chase:
Fetal rights apply in born-alive abortions
HB 227: Requires every physician who attempts to terminate a pregnancy to exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of a human infant who has been born alive [compared with] any other child born
alive at the same gestational age. ACLU rationale to vote NO: No state interest described by fetal rights advocates has enough force to override a woman's fundamental rights of privacy, bodily integrity, and self-determination, until the
child is brought forth from the woman's body.
Heritage Foundation rationale to vote YES:While current law recognizes that all infants born alive are "persons," babies who survive an abortion attempt are left vulnerable because the law
has no requirements that health care practitioners treat the infant with the same degree of care afforded to any other newborn.
Legislative Outcome:12/28/19 referred to Committee; Sen. Chase was Senate Patron; died in committee 2/11/20
Source: Heritage Foundation on Virginia voting record HB 227
Feb 11, 2020
Heritage Foundation:
Fetal rights apply in born-alive abortions
HB 227: Requires every physician who attempts to terminate a pregnancy to exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of a human infant who has been born alive [compared with] any other child born
alive at the same gestational age.Heritage Foundation rationale to vote YES:Current federal policy insufficiently protects babies who are born alive following an attempted abortion. While current law recognizes that all infants born
alive are "persons," babies who survive an abortion attempt are left vulnerable because the law provides for no requirements that health care practitioners treat the infant with the same degree of care afforded to any other newborn. HB 227 would remedy
this problem by requiring that proper medical care be given to infants who survive an abortion and establishing criminal consequences for practitioners who fail to do so.
Legislative Outcome:Died in committee 02/11/20
Source: Heritage Foundation on Virginia voting record HB 227
Feb 21, 2019
Nick Freitas:
Fetal rights apply in born-alive abortions
HB 227: Requires every physician who attempts to terminate a pregnancy to exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of a human infant who has been born alive [compared with] any other child born
alive at the same gestational age. ACLU rationale to vote NO: No state interest described by fetal rights advocates has enough force to override a woman's fundamental rights of privacy, bodily integrity, and self-determination, until the
child is brought forth from the woman's body.
Heritage Foundation rationale to vote YES:While current law recognizes that all infants born alive are "persons," babies who survive an abortion attempt are left vulnerable because the law
has no requirements that health care practitioners treat the infant with the same degree of care afforded to any other newborn.
Legislative Outcome:12/28/19 referred to Committee; Introduced by Rep. Freitas; died in committee 2/11/20
Source: Heritage Foundation on Virginia voting record HB 227
Feb 11, 2020
Jennifer Wexton:
Women's access to reproductive and contraceptive services
Q: What do you propose to ensure high quality, affordable and accessible health care for all Americans?Jennifer T. Wexton: I believe access to affordable healthcare is a right for all Americans. In the State Senate, I have fought alongside fellow
Democrats for a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions and to more easily access reproductive and contraceptive services. I have also been a champion for mental health reform and combating the heroin and opioid crisis in Virginia.
Source: League of Women Voters: 2018 Virginia voting records
Sep 9, 2018
Corey Stewart:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted righ
Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right"?
A: Strongly oppose. Stewart is 100% pro-life.
Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Virginia Senate candidate
May 18, 2018
Amanda Chase:
How can any human being in good conscience kill a baby?
The race in the senate's 11th district pits Democratic candidate Amanda Pohl against state Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Chesterfield), who NARAL's Keene described as a "Trumpster vehemently opposed to reproductive freedom." Chase, who reportedly once
called rape survivors "naive and unprepared" in a Facebook post, delivered incendiary remarks on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade in January, asking, "How can any human being in good conscience kill a baby and call it good?"
Source: Rewire News on 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial race
Nov 1, 2019
Terry McAuliffe:
Vetoed anti-abortion laws; honored by Virginia NARAL
To be fair to McAuliffe, he has many admirers--he left the governor's office with overwhelming approval--as well as civil rights and women's rights bona fides. Near the end of his term, he moved to restore voting rights to 173,000
formerly incarcerated Virginians. He was such a reliable defender of reproductive rights, vetoing ugly GOP anti-abortion laws, that NARAL Pro Choice Virginia gave him its 2017 "Brick Wall" award.
Source: The Nation newsmagazine on 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race
Dec 11, 2020
Scott Taylor:
Opposes taxpayer funding, but says women have choice
The crowd booed when a man asked whether the government should "support the killing of unborn babies by Planned Parenthood" but cheered when a young woman asked Taylor: "Do you think I have a right to decide what happens to my body?"
Taylor, who personally opposes abortion, said he supports the ban on taxpayer funding for abortion and told the young woman that he agrees that "she has the legal right to decide."
Source: The Virginian-Pilot on 2020 Virginia Senate race
Feb 20, 2017
Tom Perriello:
Backs pro-choice groups
Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, Democrat, met with pro-choice activists in Northern Virginia and started airing television ads boasting of opposition to gun-rights groups, seeking to strengthen his position among the state's liberal voters ahead of the
gubernatorial primary in June [against former Rep. Tom Perriello].It marks a big shift from past statewide races, when Democrats tried to claim the political center. On the campaign trail this go-round, Northam and Perriello are both embracing
same-sex marriage, backing pro-choice groups, supporting rights for illegal immigrants and bashing the National Rifle Association.
"Virginia has moved from being a southern state to being a mid-Atlantic state," said former GOP Rep. Tom
Davis, Republican. "The politics have gotten much less southern in their nature. Democrats that were nervous about guns, certainly nervous about gay rights, the environment, and abortion--that is no longer the case."
Source: The Washington Times on 2017 Virginia gubernatorial race
Jan 13, 2017
Nick Freitas:
Blames abortion industry for broken homes & criminal society
A Republican roiled his Democratic colleagues when he delivered a speech in which he suggested many people who commit mass shootings come from "broken homes" and blamed the "abortion industry" for helping to foster such a dangerous society for decades.
The remarks came from Del. Nick Freitas. He shared a video on Facebook, explaining that he was reacting to Democratic lawmakers who have compared Republicans who have blocked the passage of gun control legislation to Nazis and segregationists.
Source: Washington Examiner on 2018 Virginia Senate race
Mar 2, 2018
Glenn Youngkin:
Protect the life of every Virginia child born and unborn
Youngkin vowed, as he pursued the GOP nomination for Virginia governor, to steadfastly oppose abortion and roll back restrictions on gun rights. "We will protect the Second Amendment and our right to keep and bear arms,"
he told a cheering crowd on May 11, the night he was crowned the nominee. "Friends, together, all of us, we will protect the life of every Virginia child born and unborn."
Source: Washington Post on 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial race
May 26, 2021
Glenn Youngkin:
My religion teaches me protect life before and after
birth
On abortion, he told Breitbart News Daily, "I'm pro-life, and what my religious foundation in the cornerstone of my life teaches me is to protect life before birth and after birth.""These are not squishy issues.
Source: Washington Post on 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial race
May 26, 2021
Daniel Gade:
Unborn child has a fundamental right to live
Gade wants to focus on pro-life. He said he wants to focus on Second Amendment rights, limited government and expanding the military.
He said that he believes an "unborn child has a fundamental right to live." Along with being pro-life, Gade said he stands for veterans, securing the border and improving the economy.
Source: WSET ABC-13 News on 2020 Virginia Senate debate
Feb 17, 2020
Glenn Youngkin:
Plans to limit his comments about abortion
Republican candidate for governor Glenn Youngkin is on the campaign trail talking to voters. But, he's not answering questions about one hot-button issue. Youngkin declined to answer questions about his position on restoring restrictions aimed at limitin
Source: WVTF Virginia Public Radio on 2021 Virginia Governor race
Jul 14, 2021
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