Advocates deliver 37,000+ signatures in support of contraception protections
Apr 4, 2024
Penny Blue, storyteller and Virginia Program Director of Red, Wine and Blue, said she grew up in family of 10 children in Franklin County, Va.
“My mother loved the family she was able to build,” Blue said. “But she cherished the decision making and control her daughters and granddaughters had.”
“Now we’re trying to go back in time,” she said.
Red Wine and Blue collected over 37,000 signatures from Virginians to show how much support the issue has. But the governor’s amendment to another bill dealing with the ability of health insurers to deny contraception coverage may telegraph his disinterest in the matter. Senator Gazala Hashmi, who authored the senate version of the contraception protection bill, had a warning for Youngkin if he did veto the effort.
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