Subject:  Living in a Slave State
 

RICHMOND, Feb. 6—The Virginia Senate today passed a bill that will require women seeking abortions to wait 24 hours after
seeing a doctor before the procedure can be performed. The measure also has passed the House, and Gov. James S. Gilmore III
(R) has said he will sign it into law.

Oh, of course he will.  We all knew this RNC chairman was just waiting for such a great opportunity!

Supporters of the bill said it would not restrict a woman's choice but rather provide her with a right to fully understand what
abortion means. Besides the 24-hour wait, the "informed consent" bill requires that doctors offer to show patients pictures of
fetal development and provide other information.

Yeah, we women are ignorant!  We need to be instructed and informed in the right ways of behavior!

Passage of the bill by a vote of 24-16 was preceded by an impassioned debate among the senators during the past two days.
Opponents predicted that Virginia women will leave the state for abortions.

The song, "Maryland, my Maryland" will take on a new meaning now!

The 24-hour waiting period bill is the most recent legal restriction on abortion sought by Virginia's social conservatives, who
in the past few years have successfully pushed for a law requiring parents to be told when a minor seeks an abortion and for a
ban on certain late-term abortions, which last year was found unconstitutional.

Senate Bill 1211 will require doctors to provide women with extensive information about the risks of, and alternatives to,
abortion 24 hours before the procedure.

Women who call a doctor could receive information over the phone. Doctors would have to offer an explanation, with pictures
if requested, of what the fetus would look like at a certain stage of development.

Nineteen states have such laws, with waiting periods of one hour to three days. Maryland and the District have no such
restriction.

Jim Gilmore is the Chairman of the Republican National Committee and the Governor of Virginia.

Nancy Maynard,

Arlington, VA

Imprisoned Virginia Woman

Longing to be Free