Gov. Glenn Younkin is the only barricade left to extremist legislation legalizing human killing in Virginia after weeks of contentious debate over legislation encompassing abortion and physician-assisted suicide.
In an otherwise cooperative, bipartisan session, the Democrat majority aggressively stamped out proposed pro-life laws. The majority also resurrected a radical abortion amendment to the Virginia Constitution in week one, advanced physician-assisted suicide, and introduced legislation that would essentially remove liability from abortionists and gender-altering surgeons.
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Democrat Party has championed radical anti-life legislation across the country. In seven states plus the District of Columbia, abortion is now unrestricted until birth. Legislators in 18 states have installed special protections for abortion providers, encouraging abortion tourism across state lines. State constitutions are being amended to enshrine abortion at an unparalleled rate in blue states. In his campaign speech last week, Democratic President Joe Biden promised “to take back ‘progress’ and restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land.”
“This was not a year when any pro-life bill would receive a fair hearing in Virginia,” said Olivia Gans-Turner, president of Virginia Society for Human Life. “The handful of bills introduced that would have offered reasonable protection to babies who survived an abortion, or would have prevented abortion based on sex or race, were defeated callously and quickly.”
After years of divided chambers, Democrats hold a majority in the House and the Senate following the 2023 election cycle.
“The 2024 General Assembly was a clear example
