House backs legislation undoing GOP-backed abortion restrictions in Virginia

by The Associated Press

Tue, January 28th 2020, 8:29 PM UTC

Virginia House votes 52-45 to undo abortion restrictions in the state (NARAL Pro-Choice VA)

{p}Lorena Paredes, from Falls Church, Va., speaks during a press conference for a meeting, sponsored by the Pro Choice Coalition, inside the Pocahontas Building in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. With a newly empowered Democratic majority at the Virginia General Assembly, abortion-rights advocates say the state has a chance to roll back decades of restrictions and become a “safe haven” for women in neighboring conservative states. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP){/p}{/p}

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Virginia House votes 52-45 to undo abortion restrictions in the state (NARAL Pro-Choice VA)

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