Virginia Pro-Life News Report

Know Where They Stand

There are 22 days left in the 2021 Virginia elections!

It’s crunch time and that means is critical that everyone spread the word about who the candidates are and what they stand for. This is a call to all pro-life voters to get out there and vote AND encourage others to vote. Elections are the chance for Virginia voters to turn the tide on the radical pro-abortion wave that has hit Virginia over the past several years.  There is a major difference between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin.  Make sure you, your family and friends get educated before you vote.

All three statewide offices (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General) and all 100 House of Delegate seats are on the ballot this year.  The control of each are critical to the direction Virginia will take in the future. This is why it’s important to know where the candidates stand and to work on influencing those around you before they vote.

To see where they stand, go to the VSHL website: vshl.org/2021-virginia-statewide-candidate-comparison.

A free, personalized pro-life voter guide based on where you live is available here: vshl.org/pro-life-voter-guide

Interested in Making a Difference?

Calling all callers! We are requesting help from you to reach out to others and encourage them to vote. As you may well know, the 2021 elections are critical for the state of Virginia.

We have many spheres of influence and as citizens we can use our influence for the good, especially in our church communities. Our faith is not to be excluded from politics OR from our choice in civic leaders. It’s part of our responsibility, as church-going citizens, to encourage others to participate in this great freedom to elect our representatives. VSHL is reaching out to you in the hopes that you would be willing to contact your fellow church members and encourage them to vote. Go to vshl.org/church-2021-pro-life-voter-outreach-volunteer-form

We are electing a Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General and the entire House of Delegates. This is our opportunity to bring Virginia back to LIFE! This is the time to support voters in their desire to make a change in leadership, to pick leaders who will actually represent the people and not just claim public office in order to wield political power for personal gain.

Virginia Pro-Life Student Conference

VSHL was happy to co-sponsor a wonderful one-day conference for pro-life college students held on October 9th in Charlottesville, VA.  VSHL’s President, Olivia Gans Turner, was the keynote speaker.  The lead sponsor and host of the event was Future Pro-life Medical Professionals club at UVA.  There were students from UVA, leaders from pro-life groups at George Madison University, Liberty University, Virginia Tech, Regent University and Christendom College who attended this encouraging day.

Other speakers included:

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1)

Congressman Ben Cline (VA-6)

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4)

Gavin Oxley, President of the Future Pro-Life Medical Professionals club at UVA.

Tina Whittington, Executive VP of Students for Life

Dr. David Prentice, VP and Director of Research at the Charlotte Lozier Institute

We look forward to working with these student groups in the years to come and hope the conference can become an annual event.

Church Outreach Event

Another wonderful prolife event on October 10th at St Timothy’s Church in Chantilly VA., which celebrated  Respect Life month with Arlington’s Bishop Burbidge and many of the Respect Life parish directors of the Arlington Diocese. VSHL President Olivia Gans Turner was invited to attend and meet the Respect Life representatives who work in Catholic Churches around Northern Virginia.

 

Voting Information Reminder

September 17:  First day to vote early in person at your local Voter Registration Office or satellite voting location.  Find your local office at elections.virginia.gov/localVRO.

October 12:  Last day to register to vote or update your address for this election

October 22 by 5 pm:  Last day to request that an absentee ballot be mailed to you.

October 30: Last day to vote early in person.

November 2: Election Day – polls open 6am to 7pm.

Find your polling place: elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation

 

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