Virginia is the next big battleground for abortion rights and may send a signal for 2024

Published September 19, 2023 10:09 PM

By SARAH RANKIN and SARA BURNETT
Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One of the biggest fights over abortion rights this year is in Virginia, where all of the state House and Senate seats are up for reelection. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin pushed to ban the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy but was blocked by the Democratic-controlled Senate earlier this year. He’s pledged to try again if the GOP wins full control in the state. The Commonwealth’s odd-year elections are often an indicator of the national mood heading into major election years and offer both parties a chance to test campaign strategies, messaging and policy. Democrats are banking on abortion rights to be a winning issue, just as it was in the 2022 midterms.

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