Reading comprehension, please. |
THIS. Well said. I think it's clear who the zealots are, and they're out in full force on this thread. |
"The end of Youngkin"? What are you smoking? He may not be eligible to run for a consecutive gubernatorial term, but he can certainly run for other offices. I hope he does. |
If that were the case for Youngkin, he easily could have come out with a statement like Romney. He didn't because, as he said himself, he's "going to go on the offense" against women's rights. He's biding time until he can get enough pro-life Ds on board and/or flip a few seats next year. He's a religious extremist who has no place in our government. |
| Prolifer- I live in VA and haven’t done enough to keep updated on this issue and ways to get involved. Anyone have some suggestions/ yes I can google. Sometimes getting recommendations helps narrow the scope a bit. |
Right now that's true. There is a provider shortage and with women from all the other states that have a ban also coming to the area appointments may be hard to get if that happens DC and MD may prioritize residents for services. NoVa being close won't matter. |
And what if we have a pregnancy complication? I wouldn’t be able to use my own OB? I should be able to get health care in my own state. I shouldn’t be forced to travel for health care because religious extremists are forcing their religious beliefs on me. |
| There is at least one special election for state senate where an abortion ban can be dodged.... |
Many of your fellow Virginians do not seem to care about that. |
Yes he did. The whole point is that he was NOT running on abortion, and was hiding his true plans from voters. Opponents were eager to publicize his true plans when his statement were the opposite. This is a pointless argument now that he is governor. Everyone seems to be acknowledging it is not correct that he did not run on these things, just with some people saying this is his true feelings. We will see what he proposes, which I was under the impression that Democrats in government would not support any restrictions. This will be an issue in elections in 2023. |
No, the comparison was to Romney who came out and explicitly said he was NOT going push abortion restrictions. Youngkin didn't say anything at all about it except that he would "go on the offense" after the election because he didn't want to turn off Independent voters. |
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This election is happening right now in VA Beach. If you know people and care about abortion rights, please get involved. Groups all over the DMV are phonebanking and a few groups will be going down to canvass the weekend of January 7th. Rouse is an exceptional candidate. Former NFL player, VT Hokie and current City Council lawmaker. He's deeply involve in the community but this is a special election so it will be ALL about voter turn out. This is Youngkin's backyard and there are indications he's looking for a win after doing so terribly with his national tour. It's also not just about Virginia. Abortion is banned in basically all of the states South of VA. NC might be able to hold on to some legal abortion but they continue to have a GOP dominated State legislature. Over a third of the women in the US live in Southern States. This would make it all the harder for those women to get access to lifesaving healthcare. |
These abortion bans and attempts at abortion bans didn't start with Youngkin and won't end with him. Youngkin and everyone like him needs to be defeated wherever they are. |
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