Senate enshrines explicit statutory right to contraception in Virginia code
Senate Bill 596, protecting the right to obtain and provide FDA-defined contraceptives, passed the Senate (Ayes 24, Nos 15) after sponsors cited concerns that legal reasoning used to overturn Roe v. Wade could be applied to contraception.
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The Senate passed Senate Bill 596 on Feb. 10, voting Ayes 24, Nos 15. Sponsor remarks framed the bill as an affirmative statutory protection for Virginians who use contraceptives and for health-care providers who choose to provide them.
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