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I am a Virginian, I am a Feminist, and I am Worried

Published: February 25, 2013

I am a Virginian through and through – I was born here, raised here, educated here, and I have worked here for all of my twenty two years. I love this commonwealth (not state; that’s right, I know VA’s quirks) with all of my heart, but I can’t trust it when it comes to reproductive […]

Cooch Watch 2012: A New Pro-Choice Movement Against Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli’s War on Women

Published: July 18, 2012

Watch out, Virginia women. Your rights have once again been revoked by anti-abortion advocate Ken Cuccinelli. On Monday, July 16, Virginia Attorney General Cuccinelli rejected the amendments made by the Virginia Board of Health to the Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers, or TRAP laws. These amendments would exempt, or “grandfather in,” existing women’s health clinics […]

The Virginia Board of Health Votes Against Implementing Permanent TRAP Regulations

Published: June 19, 2012

On Friday, June 15 the Virginia Board of Health (BOH) voted to amend a key provision of the proposed permanent regulations on already existing women’s health centers in Virginia. These regulations are a part of the Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers (TRAP) laws that have been popping up in states across the country that would […]

Hundreds Rally to Protest Virginia TRAP Laws

Published: October 19, 2011

On Saturday, October 15, hundreds of people gathered in Richmond, Virginia, to protest the passage of Virginia’s TRAP Laws by the Virginia Board of Health. The protest, which was held in Monroe Park, near Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), brought together the combined forces of progressive students and esteemed women’s activists to form a rallying cry […]