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Parental Rights Undermined - Eliminate the right of parents to know about or consent to their young child’s invasive abortion surgery.
Babies Left to Die - Infants born alive after an abortion attempt would not be clearly guaranteed reasonable, life-saving care.
Transgender Surgeries on Minors - Because the right to “fertility care” includes sterilization procedures and is not just given to adults, children will have a right to gender transitions without adult interference.
Weakens Health & Safety Standards - Long-standing safety regulations designed to protect women’s health could be challenged and struck down.
More Late Term Abortions - Abortion could be permitted up to the moment of birth even for mental health reasons. The current requirement that multiple physicians to agree that’s irreparable harm to a woman’s health if she proceeds with her pregnancy will be eliminated.
Limits Industry Accountability & Oversight - Eliminates the state’s ability to penalize or regulate individuals aiding “reproductive freedom,” potentially reducing oversight, accountability and liability for harm done to the woman.
Could Increase Abortions in Virginia - With fewer safeguards, Virginia will see significantincreases in abortion volume beyond the over 38,000 abortions already happening annually, especially as it seeks to make our Commonwealth a regional hub for abortion.
