"The Virginia Society for Human Life is happy that the Virginia Senate and House stood firm and rejected Governor Warner's attempt to gut the partial-birth infanticide ban and make the legislation useless," stated Brenda Fastabend, VSHL President. Senator Steve Newman and Delegate Bob Marshall, the chief patrons of the partial-birth infanticide ban, are to be commended for maintaining their strong positions and leadership roles in defending the most helpless, the child in the process of birth, from being killed.

On passing parental consent, the legislators also recognized the need to have a parent's signature notarized before a minor's abortion in order to prevent abuse.

"We have witnessed just how extreme the Governor and some members of the legislature are in trying to protect abortion for any reason at any point. Thankfully, they are in the minority," continued Mrs. Fastabend.

The Virginia Society for Human Life was founded in 1967 and is the Virginia affiliate of National Right to Life Committee, the nation's largest pro-life organization.