{"id":2508637,"date":"2025-11-10T07:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-sweep-in-va-endangers-millions-of-unborn-school-age-girls\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T07:48:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:48:39","slug":"dem-sweep-in-va-endangers-millions-of-unborn-school-age-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-sweep-in-va-endangers-millions-of-unborn-school-age-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Sweep In VA Endangers Millions Of Unborn, School-Age Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-sweep-in-va-endangers-millions-of-unborn-school-age-girls%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2508637&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Abigail Spanberger was elected virginia&#8217;s first female governor and, supported by a Democratic majority in the state legislature, plans to advance expansive abortion and life-ending legislation. Campaigning on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/source-of-discord-vatican-urges-caution-to-u-s-bishops-considering-formal-rebuke-of-pro-abortion-catholic-politicians\/\" title=\"\u2018Source Of Discord\u2019: Vatican Urges Caution To U.S. Bishops Considering Formal Rebuke Of Pro-... Catholic Politicians\">pro-abortion platform<\/a>, she supports codifying abortion rights into the state constitution and pledges to veto any abortion restrictions. Spanberger&#8217;s record includes backing legislation that protects abortion access and rights, earning her criticism from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-hawley-says-biden-abortion-policies-are-an-insult\/\" title=\"Sen. Hawley says Biden ... policies are an insult\">pro-life groups<\/a>. She will serve alongside Lieutenant governor Ghazala Hashmi, also a Democrat, who has promoted abortion rights and efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legalize physician-assisted suicide<\/a> in Virginia. The Democratic control of Virginia&#8217;s government signals the passage of more extreme abortion laws and reduced protections for the unborn, amid concerns from Republicans and pro-life advocates that parental notification and clinic standards will be weakened and state funds allocated to organizations like Planned Parenthood. This shift marks a significant change in Virginia,historically a more conservative state,now considered a Southern abortion stronghold despite only about 30% of it&#8217;s residents supporting abortion in all cases. Critics argue that this direction conflicts with virginia&#8217;s customary values emphasizing the protection and care of human life.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Elected Tuesday, Virginia&rsquo;s first female governor is determined to pursue far-reaching abortion and life-ending measures in the commonwealth with the support of a Democrat majority in the House and Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Predicted to be the &ldquo;most <a href=\"https:\/\/virginia.gop\/abigail-spanberger-would-be-the-anti-life-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anti-life governor<\/a> in Virginia history&rdquo; by her opponents, Democrat Abigail Spanberger campaigned on a pro-abortion platform, favoring the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/03\/democrats-win-another-step-towards-abortion-until-birth-in-virginias-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">codification of abortion<\/a> in the state&rsquo;s constitution and promising to <a href=\"https:\/\/virginiamercury.com\/2025\/09\/09\/on-the-record-abigail-spanberger\/#:~:text=passed%20219%2D203.-,Reproductive%20rights,or%20failed%20to%20advance%20it.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;absolutely veto&rdquo;<\/a> abortion restrictions if elected.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion goliath Planned Parenthood&rsquo;s Virginia group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthoodaction.org\/planned-parenthood-advocates-virginia-inc\/press-releases\/planned-parenthood-advocates-of-virginia-endorses-abigail-spanberger-for-governor-to-defend-reproductive-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorsed<\/a> the former congresswoman, championing her congressional efforts to prevent restrictions on abortion services and &ldquo;safeguard&rdquo; abortion tourism. Spanberger&rsquo;s record, including co-sponsoring the Women&rsquo;s Health Protection Act and the Right to Contraception Act, and voting against born-alive protections, earned her an <a href=\"https:\/\/sbaprolife.org\/representative\/abigail-spanberger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;F&rdquo; rating<\/a> by one of the nation&rsquo;s largest <a href=\"https:\/\/sbaprolife.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pro-life political organizations<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger will govern alongside newly elected Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi, also a Democrat, whose initiatives as a state senator included <a href=\"https:\/\/vacatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VA-Lt.-Gov.-Comparison-Chart-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">co-sponsoring<\/a> the constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights in Virginia in 2025 and <a href=\"https:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/bill-details\/20241\/SB278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">introducing legislation<\/a> that would redefine abortion as &ldquo;protected health care.&rdquo; Hashmi has also led the charge to <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legalize<\/a> physician-assisted suicide in the state for multiple consecutive sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Jones, who was supported by Spanberger in the race for attorney general, made <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/17\/virginia-democrats-voters-side-with-assassination-fetishist-jay-jones-gotta-fight-hardball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">national headlines<\/a> recently for texts fantasizing about violence toward a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uncle-tim-trends-on-twitter-after-tim-scotts-rebuttal-to-bidens-sotu-address\/\" title=\"\u2018Uncle Tim\u2019 Trends On Twitter After Tim Scott\u2019s Rebuttal To Biden\u2019s SOTU Address\">opposing political party<\/a> and his family. Jones rounds out the &ldquo;extremist&rdquo; leadership now in power in the state, said Olivia Gans Turner, Virginia Society for Human Life president.<\/p>\n<p>The victory of so many pro-abortion candidates means that more extreme bills will be passed in upcoming General Assembly sessions, Turner said. These bills will &ldquo;protect abortion businesses and not vulnerable women and their unborn babies &hellip; expand legal cover for abortionists that break the laws of other states, and obstruct pregnancy care programs that protect unborn children,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not just the unborn that Spanberger is committed to leaving vulnerable. In 2023 she refused to support the <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/2023192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act<\/a>, which would disallow males from participating in girls&rsquo; sports programs, even after Virginia made <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/10\/19\/democrats-pushing-transgenderism-in-schools-are-fully-responsible-for-bathroom-sexual-assaults\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">national news<\/a> for an attack by a male in a girls&rsquo; school bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There will be no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-to-become-latest-state-to-pass-heartbeat-bill\/\" title=\"South Carolina to Become Latest ... to Pass Heartbeat Bill\">pro-life legislation<\/a> here for the next four years,&rdquo; said Republican state Sen. Mark Peake. &ldquo;The question will be, how much does this Democratic majority expand the right to terminate the life of unborn children? This also means that the constitutional amendment goes forward. We are going to have to wait and see what kind of legislation Democrats will propose in conjunction with that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Peake&rsquo;s main concern is the removal of parental notification requirements currently in place in the commonwealth and a degradation of standards for abortion clinics. He also expects Virginia Democrats to allocate state funds to support Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<p>If the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2019\/02\/06\/northams-support-late-term-abortion-proves-hes-prejudiced-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anti-life views<\/a> of former Gov. Ralph Northam are any indication, Virginia Democrats&rsquo; agenda will be radical indeed.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Northam, a physician and outspoken abortion proponent, supported a bill to legalize abortion up until the moment of birth in the commonwealth. If a child survived and was born alive, but showed signs of distress, the infant should be &ldquo;resuscitated if that&rsquo;s what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and mother,&rdquo; Northam said. <\/p>\n<p>The comments were met with disgust by pro-lifers and some pro-abortion moderates, with one supporter of the bill saying her vote in favor was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cassidy.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/cassidy-blasts-virginia-governors-defense-of-infanticide-theyre-beholden-to-groups-like-planned-parenthood\/#:~:text=Last%20night%2C%20Adams%E2%80%94a%20pro,noted%20National%20Review's%20Ramesh%20Ponnuru.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;mistake.&rdquo;<\/a> Northam, however, offered no apology and claimed he had &ldquo;no regrets.&rdquo; Instead, he signed into law the &ldquo;Reproductive Health Protection Act,&rdquo; a <a href=\"https:\/\/aul.org\/2020\/04\/10\/ralph-northam-signs-destructive-pro-abortion-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;horribly destructive bill&rdquo;<\/a> removing basic health and safety standards previously in place for abortion clinics. A delegate at the time, Virginia&rsquo;s new attorney general Jay Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1570+SB0733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted<\/a> in favor.<\/p>\n<p>Years of Democrat control have taken a toll on the historically conservative, pro-life state. Years after <em>Dobbs, <\/em>Virginia stands as an abortion stronghold in the South. Pro-abortion legislators dominate the General Assembly, passing increasingly radical, far-reaching abortion laws, despite only 30 percent of <a href=\"https:\/\/prri.org\/research\/abortion-views-in-all-50-states-findings-from-prris-2023-american-values-atlas\/#:~:text=Overall%2C%20there%20is%20no%20gender,than%20independent%20men%20(65%25).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginians<\/a> wanting abortion to be legal in all cases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another Virginian, Thomas Jefferson, once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartleby.com\/lit-hub\/respectfully-quoted\/thomas-jefferson-17431826-34\/#:~:text=Thomas%20Jefferson%20(1743%E2%80%931826)%20%2D%20Collection%20at%20Bartleby.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> &ldquo;the care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.&rdquo; Pro-abortion Democrats have lost that objective in Virginia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Ashley Bateman is a policy writer for The Heartland Institute and blogger for Ascension Press. Her work has been featured in The Washington Times, The Daily Caller, The New York Post, The American Thinker and numerous other publications. She previously worked as an adjunct scholar for The Lexington Institute and as editor, writer and photographer for The Warner Weekly, a publication for the American military community in Bamberg, Germany.     Ashley is a board member at a Catholic homeschool cooperative in Virginia. She homeschools her four incredible children along with her brilliant engineer\/scientist husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia&#8217;s first female governor vows broad abortion measures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":638,"featured_media":2508638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jay_Jones_Ghazala_Hashmi_and_Abigail_Spanberger_at_a_bus_rally_in_Fairfax_City.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5152,5894,36292,5468,49408],"class_list":["post-2508637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-education","tag-politics","tag-reproductive-rights","tag-virginia","tag-womens-health"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jay_Jones_Ghazala_Hashmi_and_Abigail_Spanberger_at_a_bus_rally_in_Fairfax_City.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2508637"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508641,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508637\/revisions\/2508641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2508638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2508637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2508637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}