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by Ann September 22, 2022

Senator Lindsey Graham and Congressman Chris Smith Reintroduce the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act

Following the recent Supreme Court Ruling reversing Roe v. Wade, new pro-life action in the U.S. Congress has been championed by two leading pro-life members, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ). Together, they have reintroduced the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act, which would protect unborn children at 15 weeks, a point by which science shows that the unborn child is capable of experiencing great pain when killed ...

by VSHL August 4, 2022

Virginia’s junior Senator Tim Kaine is attempting to pull the wool over the eyes of the US Senate and the American people. The so-called “Reproductive Freedom for All Act” is not a moderate proposal! It doesn’t provide any new protections to unborn children and merely reinforces the status quo of most abortion laws across the country, allowing abortion long after unborn babies can feel pain or have beating hearts. It ...

by Elijah Smith July 23, 2022

During an event held on Saturday in Richmond, pro-abortion members of the General Assembly were joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and made it abundantly clear that they have no interest in telling the truth or passing laws that respect human life and pregnant women. Virginia Senators and Delegates, including Senators Jennifer McLellan (D-9th), Louise Lucas (D-18th), Mamie Locke (D-2nd), and Delegates Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41st), Sally Hudson (D-57th), and Delores ...

by Olivia Turner July 16, 2022

To the editor, In her opinion piece July 13, 2022, Yvonne Surette suggested that Republicans are not pro-life. Well, Democrats in Virginia have no clear advantage on that front. During the 2022 General Assembly session and following special sessions, the radical pro-abortion leadership in the Senate and House of Delegates successfully blocked multiple bills that would have provided reasonable and essential information that should be given to women considering an abortion ...

by VSHL June 24, 2022

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Good News: Roe vs. Wade Overturned!

Here is the VSHL Press Release on the Dobbs Decision that finally overturn Roe vs. Wade VSHL Statement on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade The following may be attributed to Olivia Gans Turner, President of the Virginia Society for Human Life: Virginians should be elated that the Supreme Court has overturned the dreadful Roe v. Wade decision and opened the door for the states to pass reasonable, protective laws for mothers and ...

by VSHL April 6, 2022

The annual Alex and Geline B. Williams Oratory Contest, sponsored by the Virginia Society for Human Life Educational Fund, encourages high school juniors and seniors to prepare and present a short speech on one of these topics: abortion, infanticide or euthanasia. The contest is open to high school juniors and seniors in the 11th and 12th grades as of February 1, 2022. Contestants must be Virginia residents, or full-time students of Virginia ...

by VSHL April 1, 2022

For immediate release: Friday, April 1, 2022 For more information: Laura Echevarria, (202) 626-8825, mediarelations@nrlc.org Wall Street Journal Poll the Latest to Show Support for Protective Legislation for Unborn Babies WASHINGTON- Today, the Wall Street Journal released a national poll showing that more American voters support legislation protecting babies after 15-weeks’ gestation than those who are opposed to such legislation. The poll is relevant because of the Mississippi legislation before the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs ...

by VSHL December 17, 2021

On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made permanent its April 2021 order that removed the required in-person doctor’s visit for women seeking a chemical abortion. Today’s decision by the FDA allows the abortion pills, mifepristone and misoprostol, to be distributed by mail after a woman has a telehealth call with an abortion provider. Virginia Society for Human Life decries the reckless standards for the dispensing of dangerous chemical ...

by VSHL December 5, 2021

Every Donation in December will be matched Dollar-For-Dollar up to $50,000. Please help our Pro-life Efforts in Virginia today. However you can help and whatever amount you can donate is greatly appreciated and will be used in our efforts to help protect unborn babies. Your gift will help VSHL keep our pro-life programs going strong throughout the year. Highlights for 2022 will include lobbying during the General Assembly session especially ...

by Ann November 3, 2021

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Pro-life Candidates sweep statewide races for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General! Pro-abortion agenda rejected

In a stunning victory for unborn children and the pro-life movement, voters have elected a straight pro-life ticket to the top three offices in Virginia’s government since 2009. Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin defeated pro-abortion radical, former governor Terry McAuliffe, by a close but clear margin of victory. Lt. Governor Winsome Sears and Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares also convincingly defeated their pro-abortion opponents, Hala Ayala and Mark Herring, respectively. Virginia’s voters also flipped control ...