Chip Somodevilla via Getty ImagesVirginia Democrats kept their critical majority in the state Senate Tuesday night, thwarting Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s hope to enact a 15-week abortion ban. Still, Youngkin will not be able to enact a 15-week abortion ban without majority support in the state Senate. “Virginia voters said they want to keep Virginia a safe haven for abortion rights, voting rights, workers’ rights, justice reform, and LGBTQ rights, and that is exactly what they will get,” she added. AdvertisementA 15-week abortion ban would have devastated not only Virginia but much of the Southeast that has relied on the state’s abortion access since Roe fell.

Source: Huffington Post November 08, 2023 20:06 UTC