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Virginia Delegate Surveying Gubernatorial Candidates on Support for Proposal To Ban Abortion in State |
Virginia Delegate Surveying Gubernatorial Candidates on Support for
Proposal To Ban Abortion in State
13 Jul 2005
A Virginia state delegate is asking the state's candidates for governor and
lieutenant governor if they would support legislation to reinstate a ban on
all abortion in the state, the... Washington Times reports. Delegate Robert
Marshall (R) is testing support for a theoretical bill that would make
abortion illegal in Virginia in the event that Roe v. Wade -- the 1973
Supreme Court case that struck down state abortion bans -- is reversed and
the legality of the procedure is allowed to be determined by the states.
Marshall said the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
makes the issue "live" and "not far-fetched" (Bellantoni, Washington Times,
7/11). O'Connor earlier this month announced her resignation from the
court, sparking a debate over the potential influence a new justice could
have in deciding legal rights for abortion in the country (Kaiser Daily
Reproductive Health Report, 7/6). Abortion is expected to be a central
issue in the Virginia gubernatorial race, and a more conservative Supreme
Court could influence state lawmakers -- who are considered aggressive in
restricting abortion rights -- to enact additional limitations on the
procedure, the Washington Post reports. None of the candidates has formally
responded to Marshall's inquiries concerning their stance on banning
abortion in the state, acording to the Post (Shear, Washington Post, 7/10).
However, when contacted by the Times, gubernatorial candidate state Sen.
Russell Potts (R) said he would oppose the plan, Lt. Gov. Timothy Kaine (D)
said he would enforce current restrictions and seek a ban on so-called
"partial-birth" abortion, and former Attorney General Jerry Kilgore (R)
said he is reviewing Marshall's request (Washington Times, 7/11).
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