REPRO Rising Virginia Thanks General Assembly for Swift Amendment Approvals
Protecting access to abortion clinics and guaranteeing no co-pay contraceptives are imperative to expanded access to reproductive healthcare in Virginia.
STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Contact: Chrisi West, Sr. Communications Manager, cwest@reprorisingva.org
Alexandria, Va. – Today the Virginia General Assembly approved technical amendments to two major reproductive health and rights bills during the Reconvene Session when legislators accept or reject the Governor’s amendment or vetoes to bills passed during the session.
“REPRO Rising Virginia is grateful to the General Assembly for the quick passage of Governor Spanberger’s friendly amendments to the Contraceptive Equity Act (HB1181/SB361) and the Clinic Access Protection bill (SB137). In previous years, these bills were vetoed outright by Governor Youngkin. But now, we’re ecstatic that Governor Spanberger, who is a proven reproductive freedom champion, supports these bills because she knows safe and affordable healthcare is imperative to accessibility in the Commonwealth.”
Once the General Assembly passed the bills with the Governor’s amendments they become law and will go into effect on July 1.
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REPRO Rising Virginia 501(c4) is one of the leading reproductive rights and freedom organizations in the Commonwealth, and the only reproductive rights organization focused solely on policy and political outcomes in Virginia.
REPRO Rising Virginia is working to ensure that every Virginian has access to the full range of reproductive healthcare and mobilizes its statewide network of more than 50,000 members and activists to educate, advocate, organize, and elect. reproductive rights champions and protect and advance reproductive freedom throughout the Commonwealth.
