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ICYMI: GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Refuses to Commit to Protecting Abortion Access in Virginia
Washington, DC – Last week, Virginia Lieutenant Governor and GOP candidate for Virginia Governor Winsome Earle-Sears refused to commit to protecting abortion access in the state during a chaotic interview with CNN’s Manu Raju.
Earle-Sears, who spent the interview talking over Raju, refused to answer a direct question about whether or not she could guarantee that, if elected, she would not further restrict abortion access in Virginia. Instead, she lied about her opponent, Abigail Spanberger’s platform, and spread misinformation about abortion, amplifying a false, harmful narrative meant to intimidate and confuse voters. Earle-Sears has openly supported extreme abortion bans like Texas’ SB8 ban, and previously said that Virginia should copy Texas, in enacting one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country, which seeks to ban nearly all abortion in Virginia.
Earlier this year, Reproductive Freedom for All endorsed a slate of candidates for Virginia races, including former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger for Virginia governor. Spanberger is a reproductive freedom champion who has committed herself to defending Virginians’ reproductive rights and access to care. Voters in Virginia have the opportunity to elect a strong coalition of reproductive freedom champions in the House of Delegates, which will be critical in ensuring that Virginia voters can vote on a constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom in 2026.
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For over 50 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody. Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.