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Virginia Woman Who Refused Abortion Found Murdered, Boyfriend Charged: Report Virginia Woman Who Refused Abortion Found Murdered, Boyfriend Charged: Report
Virginia Woman Who Refused Abortion Found Murdered, Boyfriend Charged: Report A Virginia Naval officer is being held in custody after the murder of his pregnant girlfriend who allegedly refused to get an abortion, reports the Associated Press. Raquiah King, 20, was found fatally shot near an intersection in Hanover County the day after her boyfriend, Emmanuel Coble, 27, took her to an abortion clinic for a procedure she refused, the report states.  Coble reportedly got upset with King about her decision to not get an abortion, and was charged for her murder a month after her body was discovered, continues the outlet. An affidavit for the case states that King h…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Leaked Audio Captures VA Congressional Candidate Slamming Liberals In Roe V. Wade Overturn Leaked Audio Captures VA Congressional Candidate Slamming Liberals In Roe V. Wade Overturn
Leaked Audio Captures VA Congressional Candidate Slamming Liberals In Roe V. Wade Overturn Yesli Vega, the republican nominee for Congress in Northern Virginia's 7th District, recently downplayed the possibility of a woman becoming pregnant from a rape, which brought swift condemnation from Democrats and pro-choice groups, reports said. Vega hopes to unseat Rep. Abigail Spanberger in November.  Axios released audio on Monday, June 27, from an exchange it said Vega had with a supporter at a campaign rally in Stafford last month. The person asks Vega in the leaked recording: “I’ve actually heard it’s harder for a woman to get pregnant if she’s been raped. Have you heard that?” "We…

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by Josh Lanier
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Vandals Set Fire At Fairfax County Church, Spray Paint Abortion Graffiti: Police Vandals Set Fire At Fairfax County Church, Spray Paint Abortion Graffiti: Police
Vandals Set Fire At Fairfax County Church, Spray Paint Abortion Graffiti: Police Detectives are investigating arson and vandalism at a Fairfax County church over the weekend that they say is connected to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last week. Police said they would increase their presence around churches following this incident.  Firefighters were called to St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Reston early Sunday morning for a report of burning mulch outside of the 1190 Lawyers Road building, Fairfax County police said. Investigators believe they used an accelerant to start the fire.  Someone had also spray-painted a message on the entrance of t…

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by Josh Lanier
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Abortion Ruling: Man Scales Bridge, Protestors Bang Drums At Justice's Fairfax County Home Abortion Ruling: Man Scales Bridge, Protestors Bang Drums At Justice's Fairfax County Home
Abortion Ruling: Man Scales Bridge, Protestors Bang Drums At Justice's Fairfax County Home Protests erupted across Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia following Friday's Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, which ended 50 years of federal abortion protections.  A man slept on the Frederick Douglass Bridge Friday night, June 24, after hoisting a flag that read "Don't tread on my uterus." Guido Reichstadter, of Florida climbed the D.C. bridge just after 11 a.m. shortly after the the court released its ruling. I stayed on the bridge last night. There's a hatch up here I can crawl down any time, but my batteries still have charge and there's more to do up here. I wra…

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by Josh Lanier
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin To Seek 15-Week Abortion Ban In Va Following Roe V. Wade Ruling Gov. Glenn Youngkin To Seek 15-Week Abortion Ban In Va Following Roe V. Wade Ruling
Gov. Glenn Youngkin To Seek 15-Week Abortion Ban In Va Following Roe V. Wade Ruling Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he would push for a 15-week abortion ban in the state following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a report said.  Speaking with The Washington Post, Youngkin said he reached out to multiple state Republican leaders to craft the legislation. He told the newspaper that it would be easier to pass a 20-week ban, but he would prefer a ban on abortions 15 weeks after conception. Though he does support exceptions in the case of rape, incest, or when the mother's life is at risk.   “Virginians do want fewer abortions as opposed to more abortion…

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by Josh Lanier
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Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade
Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade Roe V. Wade has officially been overturned by the Supreme Court, eradicating 50 years of American women's rights to abortion. The Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization made Friday, June 24, upheld a Mississippi law that banned abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. States will soon be allowed to ban women's access to abortion, and 22 of them are expected to in some way. Click here to see a state-by-state stance on abortion. According to a poll by CBS News, 50 percent of people say abortion should be made available while 33 percent say th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Leaked Supreme Court Draft Suggests Roe V Wade Could Be Overturned: Politico Report Leaked Supreme Court Draft Suggests Roe V Wade Could Be Overturned: Politico Report
Leaked Supreme Court Draft Suggests Roe V Wade Could Be Overturned: Politico Report A leaked initial draft majority opinion suggests that the US Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe V. Wade, as reported by Politico. The draft was written by Justice Samuel Alito and reads in part, according to Politico: "Roe was egregiously wrong from the start... It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.” Right now: Barricades are up around the Supreme Court building, just minutes after reports from Politico were leaked indicating SCOTUS has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. pic.twitter.com/LxR9rbs6TF — Cami Mondeaux (@cam…

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by Cecilia Levine