Today, the Virginia State Senate and House of Delegates took up the ERA and passed it on mostly party lines, Democrats voting for it and Republicans against. The ERA was deliberately fast tracked in the opening days of this 2020 session. Pro-life advocates anticipated this outcome when a new pro-abortion majority won in the November elections. "This is a sad day not only for Virginia, but also for the entire country. The pro-abortion 1972 Equal Rights Amendment, ...
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From The Federalist: As the next General Assembly is set to open January 8, pro-abortion leaders in the Senate and House are making good on their promise to push a radical pro-abortion agenda in the legislature. Bills already introduced for a vote in the upcoming session include multiple versions of the Equal Rights Amendment (which legally mandates abortion access), removing parental consent for minors’ abortions from law, two bills eliminating the ...
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This year VSHL wants to give you the opportunity to participate in a Giving Tuesday every month. Every month we have important pro-life projects that we need to undertake.So this year we are asking our supporters to consider helping VSHL by becoming a monthly donor on this Giving Tuesday. As an added bonus, a group of supporters is matching every gift made in the month of December up to $45,000. Better yet, for new monthly donors ...
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It is with sad hearts that we must announce the passing this week of one of VSHL’s founding leaders. Mrs. Brenda Fastabend, of Lynchburg, VA, died after a long illness on November 19, 2019. Mrs. Fastabend and her husband William were founding members of the Lynchburg Chapter of VSHL and, as such, among the founders of the Virginia Society for Human Life statewide organization in the late 1960s. Mrs. ...
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The Northern Virginia Chapter of the Virginia Society for Human Life (VSHL) is sponsoring the Helen M. Donovan Memorial Award Essay Contest. This contest is open to high school seniors. ESSAY TITLE: Promote Life! 1st Award $1,000.002nd Award $500.00 “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” Edmund Burke In our current society, life and dignity are devalued by legalized abortion and euthanasia. As you ...
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Laura Echevarria, who is the Director of Communications for National Right to Life, also serves on the board of Virginia Society of Human Life. She appeared on EWTN last night to discuss the outcome of Tuesday's elections and what can be expected in the next legislative session. https://youtu.be/Vk2-cryxkqs?t=324
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In a very sad turn of events, despite a hard-scrabble ground game organized by Virginia Society for Human Life (VSHL) and other pro-life groups in the Commonwealth---built on the donations of average citizens---abortion proponents won new seats in the House and Senate giving them control of the General Assembly. Sadly, several Republican seats were lost in the Senate giving pro-abortion candidates control there too. Outside pro-abortion groups, including Planned Parenthood, NARAL ...
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Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 5th is election day! Who are you going to vote for? Do you know the names and positions of the candidates running in your district? Here is the link to the list of endorsed candidates from VSHL and National Right to Life: https://www.nrlc.org/uploads/records/2019NRLVSHLendorsements.pdf Not sure of your district? Find your district here: https://vshl.org/legislative-action-center#/voterinformation
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If you need a refresher about exactly what the pro-abortion members of the Virginia General Assembly intend for the Commonwealth of Virginia in the 2020 GA Session, please watch this short video:
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Planned Parenthood reports about $1.9 billion in funding in it's annual report so it's no surprise that they are able to donate large sums of money to pro-abortion Democrats nor is it surprising that pro-abortion Democrats turn to the abortion megalith when they need guidance on how to talk (or not talk) about the abortion issue. The Washington Times today reported that just hours after Governor Ralph Northam made his ...
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