Colonial Heights, Virginia—Speaker Kirk Cox is worried about his reelection chances and has gone up with a phony TV ad claiming he stands with the community he represents. But his voting record proves otherwise. “Speaker Cox has a long record of voting against the interests of the people he supposedly represents. This TV ad is […]
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Ken Cuccinelli Makes Racist Claims About Immigration
Washington, D.C.—President Trump’s Acting Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Ken Cuccinelli, made the racist claim yesterday that the poem Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants to America was only referring to “people coming from Europe.” “We here in Virginia have known for years that Ken Cuccinelli is a racist extremist, but now the entire […]
Scott Taylor’s Campaign Staff Was Indicted For Fraud. So Obviously, He’s Running For Senate
Scott Taylor is back! The one-term Congressman from Virginia’s 2nd District announced last week that he plans to run for Senate against Senator Mark Warner in 2020. via GIPHY “But wait,” you might say. “Isn’t he the one whose campaign was under investigation for fraud?” Yup. In fact, earlier this year, one of his campaign […]
We Don’t Need Sham Restrictions On Abortion
It’s been a rough month for everyone who supports people’s right to control their own bodies and make reproductive choices for themselves. With conservatives passing laws in Georgia, Ohio, Alabama, and Missouri that amount to nearly complete bans on abortion in those states, people with uteruses have fewer rights than corpses when it comes to […]
Conservatives In Virginia Are Coming For Abortion Access
In order for our communities to thrive, one of the most basic things we need is the ability to decide for ourselves whether, how, and when to start a family. Everyone needs the basic autonomy to decide what happens with their bodies and the right to choose how many children they do or do not […]
New Trump Immigration Czar Compared Immigrants to Rats
Washington, DC—Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, widely reported as Donald Trump’s pick as immigration czar, compared immigrants to rats in 2012 and appeared to endorse family separation policies. Speaking on a D.C. radio program, Cuccinelli said “It is worse than our immigration policy. You can’t break up rat families…and you can’t even kill ‘em.” “It is […]
Request for Proposals: 2019 Abortion Restrictions in Virginia Documentary Project
Proposal Due Date: April 19, 2019 Project Period: May 2019-December 2019 Project Purpose: Progress Virginia Education Fund (PVEF), in cooperation with partners NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia Foundation, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance, and NLIRH’s Virginia Latina Advocacy Network (the partners), seek qualified firms to submit proposals to plan and film a 20-30 minute documentary featuring stories from […]
Abortion Access is a Right. Let’s Keep It That Way ?
Abortion access is under attack in the Commonwealth. Right now, it’s absolutely critical that we stand up to protect people’s right to decide whether and when to start a family. That’s why we’re organizing a Speak Out for Abortion Access at the State Capitol when legislators are back for veto session in Richmond on April […]
Virginia’s Pro-Choice Coalition: Deeply Disappointed by President Trump’s Misleading Remarks about Reproductive Health during State of the Union Address
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA [02/05/19]—The following statement is being released by Virginia’s Pro-Choice Coalition—including NLIRH Virginia Latina Advocacy Network, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia, Progress Virginia, NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, and Whole Woman’s Health Alliance—in reaction to President Trump’s State of the Union Address. “Everyone, regardless of income level, race, gender identity, zip code, or citizenship status should […]
Virginia Pro-Choice Coalition: “Anti-reproductive health politicians in Virginia are pulling out all the stops to paint a false, medically inaccurate picture of reproductive health.”
**Coalition: “Let’s be clear: Virginians support access to safe and legal abortion” ** RICHMOND, VIRGINIA [02/04/19]—The following statement is being released by the Virginia Pro-Choice Coalition: NLIRH Virginia Latina Advocacy Network, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia, Progress Virginia, NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, and Whole Woman’s Health Alliance. “A majority of people in the United States support access to […]