Mayor Calls For Youngkin To Sign Contraception Bill
Apr 4, 2024
Harrisonburg Mayor Deanna Reed met Virginia Senator Ghazala Hashmi (D–Sen. 15) and members of the Virginia chapter of national women’s advocacy nonprofit Red Wine and Blue to call for Governor Glenn Youngkin to guarantee access to contraception on Friday.
Reed and Hashmi called on Youngkin to sign SB 237, which would codify access to and use of birth control medication, intrauterine devices (IUDs), condoms, and emergency contraceptive medication, also known as “Plan B.” Youngkin has until Monday to sign the bill, which passed in both chambers of Virginia’s General Assembly.
The conference was held with a small group of about 10 local community members and marked the final stop on Hashmi’s tour of three Virginia cities, having visited Richmond and Charlottesville earlier in the week. Penny Blue and Sarah Goodman, both from Red Wine and Blue, joined her on the tour.
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