Strips Away Conscience Rights for Doctors and Creates a Right to Demand an Abortion. On a mostly party line vote the House of Representatives voted 224-206 on February 25th to pass H. R. 5, the so-called Equality Act. This dreadful bill will have the effect of virtually requiring all doctors and medical personal to perform or assist in abortion, regardless of their ethical or religious objections. VSHL alerted our members earlier this ...
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Please Join LifeSavers Today! Here is the simple truth, recurring gifts to VSHL saves lives and money! Recurring gifts from our monthly donor club, Virginia LifeSavers, is a vital aspect of our organization. LifeSavers members provide predictable income and security. This allows VSHL to spend more resources advertising, lobbying, training and equipping grassroots activists, and educating the public about pro-life issues. Every gift we receive is wonderful, but the dedicated support of our ...
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The pro-abortion majority at the General Assembly successfully moved their agenda forward this month with the passage of two bills that will remove prohibitive, protective language in the law that prevents funding elective abortions in health care exchanges sold in Virginia. Claims that this bill will not require new abortion funding are questionable because of the way these plans are funded. Both bills passed in each Chamber ...
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VSHL President Olivia Gans Turner was interviewed in a story on legislation that lead to taxpayer funding of abortions. The story appeared in January on WAVY's website. From the story: In a hearing earlier this week, McLellan said removing the prohibition would not lead to taxpayers paying for abortions. However, Olivia Gans Turner, president of the Virginia Society for Human Life, disagrees. “While SB 1276 doesn’t require that plans cover abortion yet, ...
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This week, the Virginia House of Delegates will vote on a bill recently passed by the Virginia Senate, which ensures parental involvement in their child's health. SB 1235 requires that, before any Virginia Department of Health staff or agent may speak with a minor on any sexual issue, including pregnancy, they must first have the consent of a parent. It is a straightforward bill that will reinforce Virginia's Parental Consent law. SB 1235 was introduced because of ...
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Urgent Action Now! The Senate and House bills that will remove the protective pro-life regulations prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion in Virginia health care exchanges passed last week. Now those bills must be voted on again in the opposite Chamber of the General Assembly. This is our last chance to prevent this bill from being signed by pro-abortion Governor Ralph Northam. This is the first step to requiring Virginian taxpayers to ...
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