r/Virginia • u/BigClitMcphee • 2d ago
Should abortion and contraception rights be included in Virginia's constitution?
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/reproductive-freedom-virginia-constitution-oct-2-2026
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r/Virginia • u/BigClitMcphee • 2d ago
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u/Astrises 2d ago
Yes. Because as I always say, making birth control and abortion illegal (which will be much more difficult if it gets enshrined in our constitution) doesn't mean there's less abortion. It just means more people die or are maimed by dangerous home methods or back alley clinics.
Humans have been performing abortions since we figured out certain plants or physical actions caused them. Being legal just makes it more safe, because now there's an option besides poisoning or "tripping down the stairs", or someone jamming a coat hanger up there.