Senate, abortion and same-sex marriage

Va. lawmakers pass abortion, voting rights, and same-sex marriage protections
There were tears, yells and a call of “out of order” but by the end of the day Virginia’s Senate on Tuesday passed three resolutions aimed at enshrining certain civil
Va. Senate passes constitutional amendment to protect abortion access
The state Senate also backed proposed amendments to repeal the ban on same-sex marriage in the state constitution and to automatically restore voting rights to felons who served their terms.
Virginia Senate backs abortion, marriage, voting amendments to constitution
The votes followed an emotional floor debate on abortion — and an unusual parliamentary tussle over whether the Democratic leader had violated the chamber’s decorum,
Virginia Democrats Pass Constitutional Amendments Blasted by Republicans
The Democrat-led Virginia Senate has voted to enshrine the right to an abortion and to vote in the state's constitution
Virginia moves one step closer to passing progressive constitutional amendments
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — The Virginia Senate voted Tuesday to advance a trio of constitutional amendments to guarantee Virginians' right to abortion care, automatically restore voting rights to disenfranchised felons and remove an antiquated law banning same-sex marriage .
Virginia Senate approves first step to get abortion and marriage on 2026 ballot
The Virginia state Senate completed the first step to send a set of amendments on abortion and marriage before voters in next year’s elections. Lawmakers pushed forward a trio of amendments. The abortion amendment would enshrine a “fundamental right” to abortion,
Virginia Democrats pass abortion, voting rights constitutional amendments
Virginia’s Democratic-led Senate on Tuesday passed constitutional amendments on abortion and voting rights that were quickly lambasted by Republicans who could use the issues as the party tries to regain ground in November’s statewide elections.
Virginia Senate paves way for constitutional amendments
Three amendments are one step closer in a long journey to being enshrined in the Virginia Constitution after passing the Senate on Tuesday. The Senate paved the way to enshrine abortion, marriage equality,
National Review5y
Eugenics, Abortion, and Adam Cohen’s Empty Criticism of Justice Thomas
and the “considerable racial disparity” between abortion rates among blacks and whites in this country. On the Atlantic’s website, Adam Cohen, author of the book Imbeciles: The Supreme Court ...
Virginia Mercury16h
Amid passionate debate, civil rights resolutions clear Virginia legislature
There were tears, yells and a call of “out of order” but by the end of the day Virginia’s Senate on Tuesday passed three ...
The Hill5d
North Carolina governor announces new abortion protections
Last fall, Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek announced the state had stockpiled a three-year supply of the abortion pill mifepristone ahead of President-elect Trump’s return to the White House.
ProPublica5d
Lawmakers in at Least Seven States Seek Expanded Abortion Access
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. In advance of this year’s state legislative sessions ...
The Virginian-Pilot5d
Editorial: Proposed measures give lawmakers a chance to improve public access
Sen. Adam Ebbin, a Democrat from Alexandria, proposed Senate Bill 876 that would require public boards subject to FOIA to have set agendas for public meetings and to stick to the items they ...