{"id":767818,"date":"2021-09-16T18:28:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T22:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=767818"},"modified":"2021-09-16T18:28:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T22:28:41","slug":"republican-candidate-for-va-governor-will-not-personally-attend-state-march-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-candidate-for-va-governor-will-not-personally-attend-state-march-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Candidate For VA Governor Will Not Personally Attend State March for Life"},"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\">26<\/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%2Frepublican-candidate-for-va-governor-will-not-personally-attend-state-march-for-life%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=767818&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--><ul>\n<li><strong>Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin will not personally attend the state\u2019s March for Life, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned, but will instead send a representative.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Youngkin will attend early voting rallies in Wytheville, Radford, Augusta, and Chesterfield on Friday, the first day of early voting.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cWe have seen the damage done in Virginia by Governor Northam, who publicly advocated for a bill that allowed abortion up until birth, and other Virginia politicians who share his position including Terry McAuliffe,\u201d March for Life President Jeanne Mancini told the DCNF. \u201cIt\u2019s time to elect politicians who respect and protect our most vulnerable citizens.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin will not personally attend the state\u2019s March for Life, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned, but will instead send a representative.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin will attend early voting rallies in Wytheville, Radford, Augusta, and Chesterfield on Friday, the first day of early voting. The rallies occur the same day as the Virginia March for Life, which will take place at the steps of the state capitol in Richmond.<\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\">\u201cGlenn has been abundantly clear and has stated he is pro-life and believes in exceptions in the case of rape, incest, and when the life of the mother is at risk,\u201dYoungkin campaign spokesman Macaulay Porter said. \u201cGlenn stands shoulder to shoulder and in full support of pro-life Virginians set to join the March for Life this week.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7284240\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"36\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7284240\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7284240 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1096566958-scaled-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1096566958-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1096566958-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1096566958-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1096566958-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1096566958-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1096566958-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7284240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the Virginia State Capitol, February 9, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Republican candidate previously&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/01\/can-glenn-youngkin-escape-trumps-shadow\/\">indicated to the National Review<\/a>&nbsp;that he would sign a bill that banned abortions of unborn babies who had reached 20 weeks (around the age of viability and after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/09\/mississippi-supreme-court-dobbs-baby-15-weeks\/\">unborn babies<\/a>&nbsp;can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/01\/20\/unborn-babies-pain-scientists-24-weeks\/\">feel pain<\/a>). A Youngkin campaign aide later told National Review that Youngkin confirmed he would sign a 20 week abortion ban.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cI think that when a child could feel pain, we should go discuss when that is, and that would be a very good moment for us to actually make sure we are stopping tax\u00adpayer-funded abortions,\u201d Youngkin told the publication.<\/p>\n<p data-el=\"text\">He has not addressed whether he supports restricting abortion earlier than 20 weeks. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/07\/virginia-abortion-mcauliffe-youngkin\/\">(RELATED: As Virginia Governor\u2019s Race Draws To A Close, McAuliffe Will Not Name One Abortion Restriction He Supports)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is welcome to march in the Virginia March for Life whether it\u2019s to advocate for the unborn or even just to observe our peaceful, pro-life movement,\u201d March for Life President Jeanne Mancini said in a statement to the DCNF. \u201cWhile the March for Life does not endorse political candidates, we do ask that Virginians vote pro-life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7284237\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7284237\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7284237 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1340553203-scaled-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1340553203-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1340553203-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1340553203-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1340553203-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1340553203-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1340553203-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7284237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin tours Hispanic-owned supermarket Todos during a campaign stop September 15, 2021 in Woodbridge, Virginia. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen the damage done in Virginia by Governor Northam, who publicly advocated for a bill that allowed abortion up until birth, and other Virginia politicians who share his position including Terry McAuliffe,\u201d Mancini added. \u201cIt\u2019s time to elect politicians who respect and protect our most vulnerable citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-el=\"text\">Both Youngkin and McAuliffe have shown caution in addressing where they draw the line on abortion. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/09\/glenn-youngkin-gop-virginia-terry-mcauliffe-abortion\/\">(RELATED: Virginia GOP Candidate Youngkin Pushes Back On Allegations He\u2019s Hiding Radical Pro-Life Stances)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-el=\"text\">McAuliffe has not defined a single restriction on abortion that he supports, though he was offered the chance during an early September <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvtf.org\/news\/2021-09-06\/texas-abortion-law-creates-new-flash-point-in-virginia-governors-race\">interview with the local outlet WVTF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-el=\"text\">His reticence allows Youngkin to suggest that McAuliffe supports abortion \u201call the way up through and including birth,\u201d drawing on Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam\u2019s 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/01\/30\/virginia-governor-northam-abortion\/\">comments<\/a>&nbsp;on infanticide.<\/p>\n<p data-el=\"text\">McAuliffe has fired back by accusing Youngkin of hiding his abortion stances for fear of losing independent voters, referring to a video clip published by <a title=\"americanindependent.com\" href=\"https:\/\/americanindependent.com\/virginia-gop-gubernatorial-nominee-glenn-youngkin-abortion-views-election-independent-voters-planned-parenthood\/\">the American Independent<\/a>&nbsp;in July in which Youngkin promised a voter that he will not \u201cgo squishy\u201d on her, emphasizing he is \u201cstaunchly pro-life,\u201d but said that he cannot go \u201con offense\u201d against the abortion industry yet.<\/p>\n<p data-el=\"text\">Youngkin\u2019s campaign previously told the DCNF that the videos merely show Youngkin refusing to engage with divisive topics.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin will not personally attend the state\u2019s March for Life, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned, but will instead send a representative. 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