Despite Virginia Republican Control of House and the Governor’s Mansion, Most Pro-Life Legislation Hits Senate Democrat Brick Wall
March 8, 2022 | Virginia
With Republicans in control of the House of Delegates and the governorship, and with a pro-life Democrat in the Senate who could offer ties to the Republican lieutenant governor, there were high hopes for pro-life policy when the 2022 General Assembly session began. But with the session approaching its March 12 adjournment, only a few lower-profile pieces of pro-life legislation will make it to the governor’s desk.
“In many ways, it was very much what we expected. We expected the Senate to be nothing but a giant roadblock to any rational or reasonable legislation that would have truly moved the ball forward for protecting unborn children and their mothers. And they did exactly that,” Virginia Society for Human Life President Olivia Gans Turner told The Virginia Star.
Turner said that this session was more pleasant than recent years, “because there were many members who were interested in trying to do something, trying to really move the needle and make progress. Now, as I say, one has to be realistic about what you have in front of you. What we have in front of us is a giant roadblock called the Virginia General Assembly Democratic caucus.”… (Excerpt from the Virginia Star)
