Advocates and women affected by sham restrictions against abortion providers rallied outside the Henrico County courthouse on Friday to show support for women’s healthcare. Why? Because the notoriously anti-woman, anti-healthcare Family Foundation filed a lawsuit against the McAuliffe administration in a desperate attempt to prevent women from accessing the healthcare they so desperately need. The […]
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Advocates Rally In Support of Abortion Rights Outside Hearing on TRAP Lawsuit
Advocates Rally In Support of Abortion Rights Outside Hearing on TRAP Lawsuit Richmond, VA—On Friday morning, the Henrico County Circuit Court will hear arguments on a lawsuit brought by the notoriously anti-woman Family Foundation against the McAuliffe administration. This is the first step in what will likely be a long, drawn out case regarding last […]
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What Do Water Fountains Have to Do With A Woman’s Right to an Abortion?
It’s another day, so of course conservatives in Virginia are attempting to control women’s bodies and restrict access to the healthcare women need. Apparently, the number of water fountains and parking spaces is really important when it comes to women seeking abortions and other healthcare. Or so The Family Foundation, who is suing to prevent the repeal […]
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Sham Voting Commission Created To Stroke Trump’s Ego Could Lead to Massive Voter Suppression
If we know one thing about Trump, it is that he has a fragile ego. And his favorite topic—winning the election—is tarnished by the fact that he actually lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes. He can’t stand the fact that Hillary Clinton received more votes than he did in the 2016 election. […]
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The Whole Woman’s Health Victory a Year Later
The Burden Is Undue! This week marks the one-year anniversary of the groundbreaking Supreme Court decision, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. The decision found that the burdens a woman faces when trying to access an abortion—like targeted restrictions against abortion providers (known as TRAP laws)—are unconstitutional. It was an amazing victory for women, and has […]
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Expose the Secret Republican Healthcare Bill
After Paul Ryan and House Republicans had such a difficult time passing their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), Senate Republicans took notice, knowing they would be up next. After Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell witnessed the flood of angry phone calls to House Republicans, street protests, and furious constituent comments to representatives […]
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Charlottesville’s Struggle to Right the Wrongs of its Past
This blog was co-authored by Ashleigh Crocker and Jennifer Lawhorne On Saturday night, my husband and I were walking around the downtown mall in Charlottesville. I noticed a lot of people walking around carrying tiki torches, laughing and chatting with their friends like everyone else. I asked my husband what they could possibly be for, […]
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The Disastrous Health Care Bill Just Won’t Die (But Thanks to Congress, You Could)
A few weeks ago, we wrote about the disastrous Trumpcare plan and what it would mean for Virginians. Thankfully, the bill was dead on arrival. Republicans are at it again trying to pass a bill that will line the pockets of the mega-rich at the expense of hardworking Americans who just want to go to […]
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Senator Dunnavant Lives In Bizarro World
Dr. Siobhan Dunnavant is an OB-GYN. She’s also a state senator. That seems awesome, right? It would be great to have a doctor with women’s interests in mind as a State Senator. Dunnavant Doesn’t Care About Women Turns out, Senator Dunnavant hasn’t exactly prioritized women’s health in the State Senate. She put a conservative political […]
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The Buck Stops Here
Governor McAuliffe vetoes bill to defund Planned Parenthood
Did you think the legislature passing our year-long supply of birth control bill meant they were finally done attacking women’s health? Think again. Last week the Virginia General Assembly passed a bill to defund Planned Parenthood (you know, the place where you get affordable birth control). Thankfully, the buck stops with the Governor and he […]