Prolife Legislation

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• "Right To Life" . . . Single Issue or Disqualifying Issue?

Virginia

2004 General Assembly

• Governor Signs “Unborn Victims” Legislation After Amendment Fails (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2004)
• Virginia General Assembly Voting on HB1 and SB319 (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2004)
• Fetal Pain Legislation Dies in State Senate Committee (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2004)
• “Conner’s Law” Bills Would Recognize Unborn as Second Victim of Violence (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2004)
• Bills Filed Addressing Fetal Pain (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2004)

2003 General Assembly

• Hearing Held on Virginia Partial-Birth Infanticide Ban (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2004)
• Judge Delays Virginia Ban on Partial-Birth Infanticide (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2003)
• Attorney General Kilgore Calls for Unborn Victims Law in Virginia (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2003)
• Assembly Passes Partial-Birth Infanticide Ban and Parental Consent (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2003)
• Abortionist Agrees that Current Law is Flawed (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2003)
• “Choose Life” Plates Fail Override Attempt (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2003)
• Safe Haven, Informed Consent Enhancement Signed into Law (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2003)
• High Court Upholds Right to Know Law (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2003)
• Abortion Clinic Regulation Fails in Senate Committee (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2003)
• Other Bills Considered by the General Assembly (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2003)
• Status of Bills Relating to Pro-Life Issues (Final - April 2003)
• Partial-Birth Infanticide, Parental Consent to be Top Issues in General Assembly (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2003)

2002 General Assembly

• New House Speaker Has Pro-Life Record (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2002)
• Gov. Warner Vetoes Ban on Partial-Birth Abortions (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2002)
• Senate Committees Kill Pro-Life Bills (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2002)
• Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Passed With Exceptions (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2002)
• Feticide to be Addressed Again by General Assembly (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2002)
• New Virginia House More Pro-Life (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2002)
• Virginia Issues Informed Consent Materials (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2002)

2001 General Assembly

• Forbes, McDonnell Honored by Tidewater Chapter (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2001)
• Assembly Passes, Governor Signs, “A Woman’s Right to Know” (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2001)
• Dr. Laura Commends VSHL (on Informed Consent Position) (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2001)
• Feticide Bill Dies in Va. Senate (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2001)
• Emergency Contraceptive Bill Causes Confusion (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2001)
• VSHL Endorses Safe Haven Legislation
• General Assembly Again Addresses A Woman's Right to Know (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2001)
• Fact Sheet on A Woman's Right to Know (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2001)
• Talking Points on A Woman's Right to Know (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2001)
• How to Keep Up on the General Assembly (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2001)

Earlier Items

• Virginia’s Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Struck Down (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2000)
• Supreme Court Says Roe v. Wade = Partial-Birth Abortion; Earley Defends Virginia Law after Challenge (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2000)
• PAPA Bill Goes Into Effect (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2000)
• Barry joins Democrats to kill Informed Consent Bill - compares unborn child to diseased gall bladder (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2000)
• Other Pro-Life Bills in the 2000 General Assembly (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2000)
  Reporting of Complications
  Murder of Aborted Newborn
  Sale of Body Parts of Aborted Child
• Patient Autonomy Protection Act(PAPA) Passes Without Dissent - Rectifies Involuntary Euthanasia Provision (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2000)
• Chances Improved for Pro-life Bills (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2000)
• Abortion an Issue in Most State Legislatures (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2000)
• Bill to Correct Involuntary Euthanasia in Virginia (VSHL Lifesaver - October 1999)
• Virginia Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Takes Effect (VSHL Lifesaver - August 1998)
• Legislature_Legalizes_Involuntary_Euthanasia - Doctor can override patient wishes (VSHL Lifesaver - March 1992)

How your legislator voted

1. House of Delegates votes in 2003 Virginia General Assembly (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2003)
2. State Senate votes in 2003 Virginia General Assembly (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2003)
3. House of Delegates votes in 2002 Virginia General Assembly (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2002)
4. State Senate votes in 2002 Virginia General Assembly (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2002)
5. House of Delegates votes in 2001 Virginia General Assembly (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2001)
6. State Senate votes in 2001 Virginia General Assembly (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2001)
7. House of Delegates votes in 2000 Virginia General Assembly (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2000)
8. House of Delegates Votes(1978-1999)
9. State Senate Votes (1978-1999)

Federal

108th Congress (2003 - 2004)

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• Virginia Sponsors Added to Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2004)
• NRLC cites court findings to urge Unborn Pain bill (September 2004)
• Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act To Be Taken Up By Congress After Summer Recess (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2004)
• NRLC Urges U.S. House to Support Hyde-Weldon Conscience Language (September 2004)
• NRLC Response to Partial-Birth Abortion Ruling (August 2004)
• Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2004 Introduced In Congress (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2004)
• Partial-Birth Abortion: NRLC response to injunction (June 2004)
• NRLC Alert: Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act (June 2004)
• President Bush Signs Unborn Victims of Violence Act (April 2004)
• Senators Warner and Allen Support Unborn Victims Act (March 2004)
• U.S. House Passes Bill to Recognize Unborn Child as Second Victim of Violent Crimes (February 2004)
• NRLC Letter Urging U.S. House to Support Two-victim Law (January 2004)
• President Bush Signs Law Banning Partial-Birth Abortion (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2004)
• Excerpts of President Bush’s Remarks at the Signing of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2004)
• Important Pro-Life Protections in New Medicare Law (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2004)
• Supreme Court Upholds Campaign Law and Guts First Amendment (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2004)
• National Right to Life Committee Medicare Bill Endorsement (November 2003)
• Informed Choice Act Introduced in Congress (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2003)
• NRLC Update: U.S. House Overwhelmingly Approves Partial-Birth Abortion Ban, But Democratic Senators Again Delay Senate Approval (October 2003)
• NRLC Update: U.S. Senate Set to Advance Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act to Conference Committee Next Week (September 2003)
• Pro-Abortion Senators Delay Congressional Ban on Partial-Birth Abortions (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2003)
• Medicare Prescription Program May Have Pro-Life Concern (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2003)
• House Stops UNFPA Funding (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2003)
• Virginia Senators Split on Mexico City Policy (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2003)
• Child Custody Protection Act Introduced in Senate (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2003)
• Senate Still Stubborn on Pro-Life Issues (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2003)
• High Court to Decide Campaign Reform (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2003)
• NRLC Update on Unborn Victims of Violence Act (July 2003)
• House of Representatives Passes Partial-Birth Abortion Ban (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2003)
• Unborn Victims of Violence Bill Introduced (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2003)
• Child Custody Protection Act Reintroduced (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2003)
• Military Abortion Funding Defeated (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2003)
• NRLC letter to Senate on Unborn Victims of Violence Act (May 2003)
• NRLC Update: Fox Poll: Law should recognize two victims in murder (April 2003)
• NRLC Update: Charge for Double Murder of Laci and Conner Peterson in California Throws New Spotlight on Unborn Victims of Violence (April 2003)
• NRLC Update: Child Custody Protection Act Reintroduced in Congress (April 2003)
• New Bills in Congress (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2003)
• U.S. House Votes to Ban All Human Cloning (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2003)
• U.S. Senate Votes to Ban Partial-Birth Abortions (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2003)
• NRLC Update: House Panel Approves Ban on Partial-Birth Abortions (March 2003)
• European Parliament Votes For Cloning Ban; Will US Congress Do the Same? (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2003)

107th Congress (2001 - 2002)

• Military Abortion Ban Kept in Place for 2003 (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2003)
• Bush Signs Born-Alive Infants Protection Act (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2002)
• Bush Remarks on Infant Protection (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2002)
• House Passes Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2002)
• Pro-Abortion Treaty Passes Senate Committee (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2002)
• Senator Allen on CEDAW Treaty (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2002)
• Bush Administration Makes Case to Prohibit Assisted Suicide Drugs (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2002)
• Bush Criticizes New California Stem Cell Law (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2002)
• NRLC letter to House: NRLC Rebuttal to Anti-ANDA Arguments (September 2002)
• New Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Bill Passed by U.S. House (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2002)
• Cloning Vote Uncertain (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2002)
• Senators Consider Pro-Abortion Treaty (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2002)
• Senate Passes Born-Alive Infants Protection Act (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2002)
• Senate Votes to Allow Military Abortions (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2002)
• House to Consider Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2002)
• NRLC letter to Senate: The Pro-Abortion Mandates of CEDAW (July 2002)
• Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act Background Paper (July 2002)
• NRLC letter to Senate: Vote No on CEDAW (July 2002)
• NRLC Urges Support for New Partial-Birth Abortion Ban (June 2002)
• NRLC Urges Support for Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (June 2002)
• What the 107th Congress Has Done So Far (June 2002)
• Patenting of Humans: NRLC Supports Brownback-Ensign Amendment (June 2002)
• NRLC letter on Specter and Dorgan Cloning Bills (June 2002)
• Cloning Ban is Critical; Sen. Warner's Vote is Key (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2002)
• House Votes Against Military Abortions (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2002)
• House Passes Child Custody Protection Act (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2002)
• U.S. Senate to Vote on Human Embryo Cloning Ban Before May 24! (April 2002)
• House Passes Born-Alive Infants Act (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2002)
• House Committee Passes Child Custody Protection Act (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2002)
• Virginia Reps Vote 9-2 for Free Speech (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2002)
• Historic Senate Debate on Cloned Human Embryos Delayed Until April, As Lobbying Battle Heats Up (March 2002)
• NRLC Objections to Shays-Meehan Bill (February 2002)
• Senate Girds for Historic Debate on Human Embryo Farms (February 2002)
• Senate Defers Cloning Ban (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2002)
• Virginia Reps Vote 8-3 to Keep Pro-Life Provisions for Prisons and Military (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2002)
• NRLC Update on Cloning / Stem Cell in Senate (November 2001)
• NRLC Letter in Support of Brownback Amendment to Ban Human Cloning (October 2001)
• Congress Puts Hold on Controversial Issues (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2001)
• Hearing Held on Child Custody Protection Act (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2001)
• House Passes Human Cloning Ban (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2001)
• Federal Bill Would Allow Denial of Life Saving Treatment Against the Will of Patient, Family (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2001)
• Allen, Warner Support Embryonic Stem Cell Research (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2001)
• Pro-Life Mexico City Policy Under Attack (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2001)
• Senators Need Push on Unborn Victims Act (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2001)
• Policy on Medical Care for Unborn (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2001)
• Born-Alive Infants Act Reintroduced (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2001)
• Cloning: White House and Sec. Thompson Oppose Greenwood Substitute (July 2001)
• Cloning: What the Greenwood Substitute Really Does (July 2001)
• NRLC Letter to House on Greenwood clone-and-kill bill (July 2001)
• NRLC update on Greenwood clone-and-kill bill (June 2001)
• NRLC Letters to U.S. Congress on Born-Alive Infants Protection Act (June 2001)
• NRLC Letter to U.S. House on Campaign Finance Reform (June 2001)
• New Stem Cell Poll Results Released (June 2001)
• NRLC Letter to U.S. House on Two New Stem Cell Bills (June 2001)
• NRLC Letter to Senate in Opposition to Specter Bill to Kill Embryos (June 2001)
• House Votes to Recognize Unborn Children as Victims of Violence (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2001)
• House Backs Mexico City Policy (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2001)
• NRLC to U.S. House Members in opposition to Greenwood clone-and-kill bill (May 2001)
• House Backs President Bush on Mexico City Policy (May 2001)
• NRLC Letter to Senate on Unborn Victims of Violence Act (May 2001)
• NRLC Letter to House on Mexico City Policy (May 2001)
• NRLC to U.S. Senate: Ban Human Cloning (May 2001)
• House Passes Unborn Victims of Violence Act (April 2001)
• White House Statement on Unborn Victims of Violence Act (April 2001)
• NRLC Letter to U.S. House on Unborn Victims of Violence Act (NRLC - April 2001)
• Unborn Victims of Violence Bill Progresses (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2001)
• Campaign Finance Reform Heats Up (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2001)
• President Reinstates Mexico City Policy (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2001)
• Child Custody Protection Act Reintroduced (VSHL Lifesaver - April 2001)
• Some of the First Amendment Violations in the McCain-Feingold Bill (S. 27) (NRLC - February 2001)

Earlier Items

• House Protects "Child in Utero" from Execution (VSHL Lifesaver - October 2000)
• Congress Preserves Ban on Funding Military Abortions (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2000)
• House Votes on Health Plans, RU-486 Testing, Foreign Abortion Funding (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2000)
• Bills Still Pending in Senate (VSHL Lifesaver - August 2000)
• Bill introduced to allow killing of embryos (VSHL Lifesaver - June 2000)
• Euthanasia Bill Moves to Senate Floor - Pain Relief Promotion Act (VSHL Lifesaver-June 2000)
• House votes on "Campaign Reform", Unborn Victims of Violence, other (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2000)
• Virginia Senators endorse Roe v. Wade and vote on other legislation (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2000)
• Sale of Body Parts Shocks Pro-lifers - legislation proposed (VSHL Lifesaver - January 2000)
• Pain Relief Promotion Act Introduced (VSHL Lifesaver - August 1999)
• Medicare Quiz - how much do you really know? (VSHL Lifesaver - August 1999)
• House Approves RU 486 Ban on Close Vote (VSHL Lifesaver - August 1999)
• Senate Continues Ban on Federal Employee Abortion Coverage (VSHL Lifesaver - August 1999)
• Congress Upholds Ban on Funding Military Abortions (Barely) (VSHL Lifesaver - August 1999)
• A Woman's Right to Know May Not Mean What you Think (VSHL Lifesaver - August 1999)
• House Passes Child Custody Protection Act (VSHL Lifesaver - August 1999)
• New Federal Bill Introduced to Protect Unborn Victims of Violence (VSHL Lifesaver - August 1999)
• Bliley Cosponsors Adoption Counseling Bill (VSHL Lifesaver - August 1999)
• Boucher, Pickett and Scott vote to allow Partial Birth Abortions (VSHL Lifesaver - August 1998)
• Bills introduced to Stop Suicide Drugs (VSHL Lifesaver - August 1998)

How your legislator voted

1. US House Votes (1995 - 2004)
2. US House Votes (2003-2004)
3. US House Votes (1995 - 2002)
4. Senator Warner Votes (1997 - 2002)
5. US House Votes (April - May 2002)
6. US House Votes (April - May 2001)
7. US House Votes (1995 - 2000)
8. US House Votes (May - July 2000)
9. House and Senate Votes (September-October 1999)
10. Recent US House Votes (July-August 1999)
11. US House Votes (June 1999)