{"id":199724,"date":"2019-04-05T08:46:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T13:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=199724"},"modified":"2019-04-05T00:01:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T05:01:12","slug":"virginia-democrat-extreme-abortion-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/virginia-democrat-extreme-abortion-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Virginia Democrats still supporting extreme pro-abortion legislation?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In January, Virginia Delegate Kathy Tran introduced a bill that she admitted, on camera<\/a>, would allow a child to be aborted up to the moment of birth, even while the mother was in labor. Her remarks set off a firestorm, coming on the heels of New York’s extreme pro-abortion Reproductive Health Act, which removed virtually all protections for preborn children in the state<\/a>. The American public<\/a> — including many doctors<\/a> — found both pieces of legislation appalling. A co-sponsor of the now-failed Virginia bill withdrew her support during the public backlash<\/a>, claiming she had no idea that the bill was so extreme.<\/p>\n

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam seemed to make the situation even worse<\/a>, making comments on a radio show that led many to believe that he was endorsing infanticide followed by “comfort care” — essentially allowing abortion survivors<\/a> to die at the decision of the mother. This is something that pro-lifers like former obstetric nurse Jill Stanek<\/a> have personally witnessed.<\/p>\n

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However, the media attempted to quickly move on, despite the fact that the pro-abortion extremism in New York and Virginia motivated people to pro-life action as has rarely been seen before (as evidenced by the nearly 7,000 pro-lifers present at Virginia’s first-ever March for Life<\/a> this week). And just recently, as the issue of Tran’s legislation has come up again, pro-abortion Democrats have dodged and even excused the legislation. The staunchly pro-abortion former VA governor<\/a> Terry McAuliffe attempted to claim<\/a> that Tran’s legislation wasn’t about expanding abortion — while the text of the bill appears to show otherwise<\/a>. He also blamed those on the political right for allegedly taking things out of context, also saying he believed that Tran “misspoke” when she clearly stated the bill wouldn’t prevent a woman from aborting her child even up to delivery.<\/p>\n