During his 2021 campaign, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin committed to gutting neo-Marxist ideologies from state institutions. So, why won’t he commit to vetoing a bill that would require medical practitioners in the state to undergo “unconscious bias” training to keep their medical licenses?
Passed by the Democrat-controlled General Assembly last month, Senate Bill 35 aims to force the Virginia Board of Medicine to require health practitioners to complete “unconscious bias” and “cultural competency” training to renew their medical licenses. The bill would also require the board to select certain organizations “that identify and facilitate an evidence-based curriculum to comply with this legislation.”
“That the first unconscious bias and cultural competency training required pursuant to § 1 of this act shall be comprehensive and cover how unconscious racial bias affects care during pregnancy and the postpartum period,” the bill reads. “Subsequent unconscious bias and cultural competency training shall provide relevant practice-related content as determined by the Board.”
While Virginia Democrats hold one-seat majorities in the House of Delegates and Senate, S.B. 35 received significant support from Republicans. The measure passed the Senate with the backing of 15 Republicans (36-4) and all 21 Democrats. The bill cleared the House in a 57-41 vote, with six Republicans voting “yea” and two “not voting.”
While primarily sponsored by Democrats, S.B. 35 is co-sponsored by GOP Sen. Christopher Head. The Daily Caller highlighted recently how “the ‘Traditional Values’ section of Head’s website … says that the Virginia state senator regularly fights for ‘legislation that limits
