Lawmakers in Virginia have approved a constitutional amendment that would establish a right to abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy, taking the first step in their push to ensure that it

Virginia Democrats are hoping to pass a bill to make abortion more accessible in the third trimester under specific situations.

All three amendments being pushed by Virginia Democrats were approved Tuesday by the state Senate, after being approved in the state House of Delegates last week. The abortion and felon voting ...

The votes followed an emotional floor debate on abortion — and an unusual parliamentary tussle over whether the Democratic leader had violated the chamber’s decorum,

The Virginia House passed three Constitutional amendment resolutions Jan. 14 that could significantly reshape state policy on abortion, voting rights and same-sex marriage. The measures proposed by Democrats,

With contraception rights under scrutiny nationwide, Virginia Democrats are doubling down on efforts to safeguard access, even as they brace for potential pushback from Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

"Through the Virginia Catholic Conference email advocacy network," Bishop Burbidge and Bishop Knestout said Jan. 21, "thousands of Catholics across Virginia sent messages to their legislators asking them to vote against the abortion expansion and marriage redefinition measures, and in favor of restoring voting rights."

There were tears, yells and a call of “out of order” but by the end of the day Virginia’s Senate on Tuesday passed three resolutions aimed at enshrining certain civil rights into the state’s constitution.

RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — The Virginia Senate voted Tuesday to advance a trio of constitutional amendments to guarantee Virginians' right to abortion care, automatically restore voting rights to disenfranchised felons and remove an antiquated law banning same-sex marriage .

The Democratic-led Virginia House of Delegates passed similar legislation ... Jennifer Boysko, who sponsored the abortion resolution. Tuesday's debates provided insight into what lawmakers could ...

A federal government website promoting abortion has been taken down following the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

The resolution has a long way to go before it can become part of the state's constitution. However, House Republicans said it already violates state law.