Posted on Nov 6, 2023
What Virginia's legislative elections could spell for 2024 on abortion rights
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Abortion rights has been a winning issue for Democrats across the country since the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. In Virginia, Republican candidates are test driving a new messaging strategy around abortion as voters decide whether to maintain divided state government.
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who won in an upset in 2021, is leading messaging around abortion for Virginia Republicans. They have adopted much of his position: a 15-week abortion ban, which includes exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.
His strategy is aimed at combating the image of the GOP as extreme on the issue, something that helped Democratic candidates in the 2022 midterm elections. Virginia Democrats, energized by the fall of Roe, won key areas that Youngkin had previously carried.
Abortion rights has been a winning issue for Democrats across the country since the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. In Virginia, Republican candidates are test driving a new messaging strategy around abortion as voters decide whether to maintain divided state government.
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who won in an upset in 2021, is leading messaging around abortion for Virginia Republicans. They have adopted much of his position: a 15-week abortion ban, which includes exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.
His strategy is aimed at combating the image of the GOP as extreme on the issue, something that helped Democratic candidates in the 2022 midterm elections. Virginia Democrats, energized by the fall of Roe, won key areas that Youngkin had previously carried.
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..."Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who won in an upset in 2021, is leading messaging around abortion for Virginia Republicans. They have adopted much of his position: a 15-week abortion ban, which includes exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.
His strategy is aimed at combating the image of the GOP as extreme on the issue, something that helped Democratic candidates in the 2022 midterm elections. Virginia Democrats, energized by the fall of Roe, won key areas that Youngkin had previously carried.
The Virginia Senate is controlled by Democrats, which means they can block Youngkin and House Republicans' attempts to put new restrictions on abortion. Currently, abortion is largely accessible under Virginia law until the third trimester. At that point, the procedure is restricted to cases where three doctors certify the mother is substantially at risk by continuing the pregnancy.
All 140 seats across Virginia's two legislative chambers are up for grabs this cycle, with suburban districts making up key battleground seats.
Youngkin has been stumping for Republican candidates, driving home the significance of the elections.
"Folks, we got work to do — and that work is holding the House, and flipping the Senate," he said while campaigning for three candidates in the suburbs west of deep blue Richmond, which are more politically mixed and a key stop on the path to a majority in Virginia's General Assembly."...
..."Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who won in an upset in 2021, is leading messaging around abortion for Virginia Republicans. They have adopted much of his position: a 15-week abortion ban, which includes exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.
His strategy is aimed at combating the image of the GOP as extreme on the issue, something that helped Democratic candidates in the 2022 midterm elections. Virginia Democrats, energized by the fall of Roe, won key areas that Youngkin had previously carried.
The Virginia Senate is controlled by Democrats, which means they can block Youngkin and House Republicans' attempts to put new restrictions on abortion. Currently, abortion is largely accessible under Virginia law until the third trimester. At that point, the procedure is restricted to cases where three doctors certify the mother is substantially at risk by continuing the pregnancy.
All 140 seats across Virginia's two legislative chambers are up for grabs this cycle, with suburban districts making up key battleground seats.
Youngkin has been stumping for Republican candidates, driving home the significance of the elections.
"Folks, we got work to do — and that work is holding the House, and flipping the Senate," he said while campaigning for three candidates in the suburbs west of deep blue Richmond, which are more politically mixed and a key stop on the path to a majority in Virginia's General Assembly."...
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