General Assembly – Virginia Society for Human Life

by Ann July 1, 2020

July 1st, 2020: A Bad Day for Virginia’s Women and Children, A Good Day for Abortionists

Today, July 1, 2020, pro-life laws that took years to establish in Virginia’s code will be ripped away as the new laws passed in the 2020 General Assembly go into effect. Pro-abortion groups will have much to celebrate, but the babies and mothers of Virginia will be left with no protection from the lies they are told by abortionists and the deadly reality of what abortion does to their children. The right ...

Please listen to our new radio commercial Opposing the Right-to-Abortion Amendment to the Virginia Constitution. You can share the radio ad with your family and friends by sharing this link: The ad is being placed on radio stations that air in the following cities: Richmond Charlottesville Fredricksburg Goochland Petersburg Williamsburg Newport News Hampton Roads Chesapeake Lynchburg Roanoke These radio ads are just one part of our multi-channel advertising campaign to expose and defeat ...

by VSHL June 28, 2020

VSHL has just published a flyer for you to use to explain the Right-to-Abortion Amendment to the Virginia Constitution to your family, friends and others in your social circles. There are two versions of the flyer. There is one in color that would be better for emailing, etc. There is a black & white version that would be better for printing. Click on the version of the flyer you would like ...

by VSHL June 11, 2020

Help VSHL defeat the Right-to-Abortion Amendment to the Virginia Constitution. Please order a Bumper Sticker opposing the Amendment today. You can get one for your car with a donation of $5 or more. Please expect your bumper sticker to arrive in the mail in 2-3 weeks.

by VSHL April 28, 2020

VSHL President Olivia Gans Turner will be holding a Telephone Town Hall to discuss the recent session of the General Assembly and discuss what is coming, especially the "Right-to-Abortion" Amendment to the Virginia Constitution. Joining Olivia will be staunch staunch pro-life advocate and current Minority Leader in the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert. He was the delegate who questioned Del. Kathy Tran last year about her radical abortion bill when she ...

by VSHL April 26, 2020

Please download the Spring 2020 Virginia Pro-Life Report that highlights the 2020 session of the Virginia General Assembly. VSHL Spring 2020 Virginia Pro-Life Report.

VSHL President discusses Gov. Northam pro-abortion bill signing on Good Friday. Olivia Gans Turner appeared via skype on Monday, April 13th to discuss Gov. Northam signing on Good Friday of the pro-abortion bill passed by the Virginia General Assembly that would eliminate Virginia's Woman's Right-to-Know legislation which included a waiting period and showing the ultrasound of the baby before every abortion. The legislation also allowed non-doctors to perform abortions.

by VSHL April 10, 2020

Governor Northam thought it was a good idea to sign the dreadful bill that overturned the protective Women’s Right to Know laws and Ultrasound law on Good Friday. Here is the text of the press release VSHL sent out today. Governor Northam Signs into Law Protections Abortionists "Today, as the deadline to sign into law bills that were passed by the 2020 General Assembly drew to a close, Gov. Ralph Northam kept a ...

by VSHL February 27, 2020

VSHL released a statement on the House of Delegates voting on final passage of SB 733 which would eliminate Virginia's Women's Right to Know Law. General Assembly Final Vote on SB 733 Protects Abortionists Today, the final vote was taken in the General Assembly to protect duplicitous abortionists and abortion industry profiteers at the expense of the safety of Virginia’s women and their unborn children. The last step in stripping out the rational and much-needed ...

by VSHL February 19, 2020

It is urgent that pro-life citizens contact their legislators to oppose SB 733/HB 980 right away. Pro-Abortion politicians in the House of Delegates tried to ram through SB 733 with out proper notice or a hearing. Also this week the Senate will hear the companion bill HB 980. Let your Delegate and Senator know today that you oppose these bills that would allow Abortionists to perform abortions ...