Virginia Abortion Amendment Would Eliminate Nearly All Regulation, Endangering Women, Gynecologist Warns

While Virginia already has extremely permissive abortion laws, voters will decide whether to enshrine abortion in the state’s constitution at the ballot box on Tuesday under , a ballot initiative that would essentially legalize abortion at any point in pregnancy.

, board-certified OB-GYN and president of the (AAPLOG), explained the misconception with many of these ballot initiatives is that voters believe they are restoring the status quo while under Roe v. Wade. The issue, Francis explained, is that these proposals actually take things much further.

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While Virginia already has extremely permissive abortion laws, voters will decide whether to enshrine abortion in the state’s constitution at the ballot box on Tuesday under , a ballot initiative that would essentially legalize abortion at any point in pregnancy.

, board-certified OB-GYN and president of the (AAPLOG), explained the misconception with many of these ballot initiatives is that voters believe they are restoring the status quo while under Roe v. Wade. The issue, Francis explained, is that these proposals actually take things much further.