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UPDATED: Republican statewide candidates crisscross Virginia
Assignment ManagerFresh off last weekend's Republican convention, the party's statewide ticket is crisscrossing Virginia. Gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli led the candidates at a stop at the Roanoke Regional Airport Monday morning. ...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Justice System, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Executive Branch, Republican Party
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Democrats focus on Jackson in hitting Virginia Republican ticket
Virginia Democrats are framing the new statewide ticket the Republican Right nominated Saturday as a referendum on the GOP's surprise lieutenant governor nominee, firebrand Chesapeake minister E.W. Jackson, and his statements demeaning gays and equating...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Politics, Republican Party, Mark D. Obenshain, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia)
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Virginia abortion clinic regulations get final approval
The Virginia Board of Health has given final approval to strict new regulations that abortion-rights supporters claim would force most of Virginia's 20 abortion clinics to close. After Friday's 11-2 vote, some opponents of the regulations shouted...
Tags: Politics, Family Planning, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Abortion, Hospitals and Clinics
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Planned Parenthood in Roanoke hopes to keep doors open despite new regulations
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistAbortion clinics across Virginia may be forced to close after a controversial vote made Friday. The Virginia Board of Health voted to require abortion clinics to meet strict codes and to tighten licensing standards. Planned Parenthood in Roanoke has...Tags: Family Planning, Abortion, Hospitals and Clinics, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Social Issues
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Virginia bans abortions funded through Obamacare
WDBJ7 ReporterIf Virginia is going to participate in Obamacare, there will be some rules. One of those rules, state insurers cannot fund abortions. The state of Virginia will participate in the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, but it's going to do so under their...Tags: Politics, Abortion, Social Issues, Abortion Issue, Elections
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UPDATE: Local group holds protest on 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
WDBJ7 ReporterThe cold temperatures weren't enough to stop around 20 people from gathering outside the Planned Parenthood on Peters Creek Road in Roanoke County early Tuesday afternoon. There was a combination of group and silent prayer. We asked a protester...Tags: Family Planning, Social Issues
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Is age 16 too young for Plan B? How about younger?
WDBJ7 ReporterA new recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics is raising eyebrows. It says pediatricians should prescibe emergency contraceptives like Plan B for girls ages 16 and under. The Academy says while teen pregnancies have declined, the pregnancy...Tags: Plan B (drug), Family Planning, Medical Specialization, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Birth Control
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Graphic campaign ad causes stir
ReporterWith the election less than a month away, candidates are ramping up the ads. Many of you are tired of seeing them. But there's a new one that's highly controversially that stations like WDBJ7 will have to play. Independent Presidential candidate...Tags: Politics, Samuel L. Jackson, Racism, Skype, Social Issues
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Attorney who successfully argued Roe v. Wade visits western Virginia
ReporterAlmost 40 years have passed since the landmark decision that struck down state restrictions on abortion. Thursday in Roanoke, the Texas attorney who successfully argued that case said a new generation will have to carry on the fight for reproductive...Tags: Family Planning, Abortion, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Social Issues, Blacksburg
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Opponents of personhood and ultrasound legislation deliver petitions to Governor McDonnell
ReporterAs state lawmakers prepared to vote on a controversial ultrasound bill Wednesday, a coalition of groups opposing the legislation delivered petitions with more than 30- thousand signatures. Groups including ProgressVa, Planned Parenthood Advocates of...Tags: Politics, Family Planning, Executive Branch, Social Issues, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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New Virginia law seen as big win for abortion opponents
NEWS7 Intern ReporterWhile most Virginia laws take effect in July, a few kicked in January 1. One law passed last week by Virginia lawmakers was seen as a big win for abortion opponents. Things have gotten a little tougher for abortion clinics in the state. In the last...Tags: Justice System, Family Planning, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Abortion
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Komen drops plan to cut Planned Parenthood grants
After three days of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood.
"We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast...Tags: Family Planning, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Social Issues, Cancer
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