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Virginia media coverage reveals that Question 1 on the ballot would legalize abortions up to birth, allowing a pregnant woman to obtain an abortion late-term based on her statement to a single doctor. The Family Foundation, a Virginia-based organization led by president Victoria Cobb, highlights concerns about the amendment's impact on women's safety and the removal of parental notification requirements.

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived a botched lethal injection, sparking debate over the death penalty and contrasting sharply with liberal support for abortion up to birth and opposition to medical care for babies who survive abortions. Virginia's former governor Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurosurgeon, publicly admitted to and defended infanticide practices, highlighting the state's controversial stance on abortion survivors' rights.

Pastors in Virginia are urging voters to reject a radical abortion amendment. They are actively calling on the state's electorate to oppose this measure in the upcoming vote.

Virginia pro-life leaders, including Olivia Gans Turner of the Virginia Society for Human Life, are urging voters to reject Ballot Question 1 during early voting, warning that the amendment would override existing laws protecting unborn children and women. Turner emphasized that the amendment, which would allow abortions up to birth, is misleadingly worded and would eliminate the state's ability to enact protective laws, while medical professionals opposing the measure are being encouraged to sign a letter against it.

A study by Do No Harm found that states banning gender-transition procedures for minors show no increase in teen suicide rates, challenging claims that such restrictions harm youth mental health. The Virginia abortion amendment on the ballot contains vague language that could be interpreted to protect access to gender-transition treatments for minors, including sterilization, potentially increasing such procedures without parental consent.

Virginia currently allows abortion up to birth, and a new constitutional amendment on the ballot would further protect the distribution of abortion pills to minors and others without parental rights or medical oversight. The amendment is criticized for removing duties of care from abortion providers and potentially increasing risks to vulnerable girls and women, while also immunizing abortion agencies from liability for medical malpractice.

Catholic Bishop Michael Burbidge says he has never before asked every priest in his diocese to do what he requested this weekend: read a letter at Mass urging Catholics to oppose two Virginia constitutional amendments on abortion and marriage. Across 70 parishes serving more than 430,000 Catholics in Northern Virginia, worshippers heard Burbidge warn against […] The post Catholic Bishop Has Every Church Read Letter Opposing Abortion Up to Birth Amendment appeared first on LifeNews.com .

Virginia is on the brink of making history once again. In only a week’s time, the opportunity for individual citizens to change the course of our state’s place in the current struggle to protect human life begins in earnest. Early voting begins on September 18th. Every single vote matters because a simple majority will defeat the Unlimited […] The post Virginia Should Vote No on Question1, Oppose Abortions Up to Birth appeared first on LifeNews.com .