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Repeal Act (Virginia)
The Repeal Act (HB 2491) was a 2019 bill proposed in Virginia by Delegate Kathy Tran that would have repealed some of the state's restrictions on abortion. The bill would have reduced the number of physicians required to approve a third-term abortion (from three to one), and lowered the threshold for that approval to the requirement that there be a medical reason for the abortion, from the previous requirement that the pregnant woman be "substantially and irremediably" harmed by continuing her pregnancy. Similar bills had been introduced in previous years, and one was also introduced by state Senator Jennifer Boysko in the Senate in 2019. The bill was tabled on January 28, 2019 by House Republicans. Testimony about the bill's provisions by Tran and comments about it by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam elicited controversy, with conservatives accusing Virginia Democrats of supporting infanticide. Provisions According to the legislative summary of the bill, it: Sponsors In ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Tran
Kathy Tran (born 1978) is an American politician who currently serves in the Virginia House of Delegates. A Democrat, she has represented the 42nd House of Delegates district since 2018. Early life and career Born in Vietnam, Tran and her parents fled as boat refugees when she was seven months old. She is a Duke University graduate with a Masters in Social Work degree from the University of Michigan. After graduating, she worked for the advocacy group National Immigration Forum. House of Delegates Elections Tran decided to run for the House in 2017 after the election of Donald Trump. She ran in the 42nd district, which was then an open seat after Republican Delegate Dave Albo announced his retirement. She faced retired social worker Tilly Blanding in the June 2017 Democratic primary and won with 54 percent of the vote. Tran faced Republican Lolita Mancheno-Smoak, an engineer and Ecuadoran immigrant, in the general election. Republicans accused Democrats of racist smear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |