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Virginia's Harsh Abortion Clinic Regulations Challenged In Lawsuit

Richmond Times-Dispatch | Jim Nolan | Posted 06.14.2013 | DC
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A Northern Virginia health clinic has filed the first legal challenge to new state Board of Health regulations governing Virginia's first-trimester ab...

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Virginia Abortion Bill Blocks Coverage In Health Care Exchange

Richmond Times-Dispatch | Jim Nolan | Posted 06.04.2013 | DC
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The General Assembly on Wednesday narrowly approved an amendment by Gov. Bob McDonnell that will bar insurers that participate in the upcoming federal...

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Make Your Voice Heard on Reproductive Rights

Mark Herring | Posted 05.25.2013 | DC
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Mark Herring

Our position is very simple and widely supported outside the extremist circles that dominate our state government: Personal medical decisions should be left to a woman and her doctor. But the laws being pushed by Ken Cuccinelli and his backers reject that fundamental premise.

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Republican Compares Abortion Clinics To Concentration Camps

The Huffington Post | Will Wrigley | Posted 01.23.2013 | Politics
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A Republican state lawmaker in Virginia stirred controversy on Tuesday when he used the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade to compare abo...

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Laura Bassett

Virginia GOP Tried To Cut A Deal On Abortion, Dems Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.12.2013 | Politics
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Republican state legislators in Virginia want so badly for the public to forget about the state's recent legislative battles over abortion that they h...

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GOP Gov Quietly Certifies Revised Abortion Clinic Regulations

Richmond Times-Dispatch | Jim Nolan | Posted 03.04.2013 | Politics
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Gov. Bob McDonnell has certified health regulations that impose strict hospital construction standards on Virginia abortion clinics -- triggering the ...

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Laura Bassett

Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall Claims Republicans Out To Quash Anti-Abortion Agenda

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 11.26.2012 | Politics
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Virginia Del. Bob Marshall (R-Prince William), the author of the state's fetal personhood bill, says he has always been a bit of a thorn in the side o...

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Laura Bassett

Virginia Health Commissioner Resigns Over Abortion Clinic Regulations

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 10.18.2012 | Politics
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Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. Karen Remley announced her resignation on Thursday, citing the heavily politicized abortion clinic regulations that t...

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Laura Bassett

Virginia's Anti-Abortion Regulations

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 09.14.2012 | Politics
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Under pressure from Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the Virginia Board of Health voted on Friday to pass a set of building...

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Virginia Attorney General Makes New Move On Abortion

AP | LARRY O'DELL | Posted 07.17.2012 | DC
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Richmond, Va. -- Virginia's attorney general has refused to certify new abortion clinic regulations, saying the state Board of Health unlawfully strip...

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WATCH: Rob Delaney Weighs In On VA Abortion Bill

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 04.27.2012 | Comedy
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Comedian Rob Delaney might have built his fan base by being ridiculously funny on Twitter, but that doesn't mean his opinions are relegated to his com...

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John Celock

NOW President Calls Wisconsin Single Parent Bill 'Astonishing New Front'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.14.2012 | Politics
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The president of the National Organization for Women described a Wisconsin bill, based on the idea that single parenting could lead to child abuse, as...

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John Celock

Controversial Bill Cost Virginia Lawmaker Sex With Wife

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.24.2012 | Politics
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Virginia's controversial transvaginal ultrasound bill hit one Republican lawmaker close to home. In the bedroom, to be precise. He said a fellow lawma...

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John Celock

Lawmakers Kill Controversial Personhood Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.23.2012 | Politics
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In an unexpected move, the Virginia Senate killed the state's personhood bill, a key victory for women's groups seeking to battle the current proposal...

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John Celock

GOP Leader: Abortion Is A 'Lifestyle Convenience'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.16.2012 | Politics
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A top Republican legislative leader in Virginia described abortion as a "lifestyle convenience" during the floor debate on a controversial measure to ...

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Laura Bassett

State Lawmaker Attaches Rectal Exam Amendment To Anti-Abortion Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.30.2012 | Politics
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To protest a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax) on Monday ...

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Laura Bassett

Abortions To Become Scarce In Virginia

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 11.15.2011 | Politics
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The Virginia Board of Health passed the most severe abortion clinic regulations in the nation on Thursday, which health advocates say could effectivel...

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Laura Bassett

Top Anti-Abortion Lobbyist In Regulation Debate Married To Top State Health Official

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 10.30.2011 | Politics
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A prominent anti-abortion lobbyist in Virginia who has been pushing the administration to adopt strict regulations for abortion clinics over the past ...

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Laura Bassett

Virginia Women Could Lose Access To Abortion

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 10.29.2011 | Politics
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There are 22 facilities that provide first-trimester abortions in Virginia, and all of them may have to close their doors over the next two years if t...

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Laura Bassett

Virginia Tells Abortion Clinics Where To Set The Thermostat

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 10.25.2011 | Women
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The Virginia Department of Health will release proposed clinic regulations on Friday that target abortion providers and could potentially shut many of...

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