Senate committee votes down abortion-rights bills
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Published: Jan. 22, 2018 at 8:11 AM EST
A Republican-led Virginia Senate committee has voted down bills aimed at increasing access to abortion services.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the committee voted along party lines last week against legislation pushed by abortion-rights advocates.
One bill was related to abortion clinic regulations and another would have removed the requirement that rape victims file a police report before receiving an abortion funded by the state.
The committee also rejected a bill that would have eliminated a waiting period before an abortion.