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Winsome Earle-Sears on Abortion

 

 


Opposes establishing a right to contraception

SB1105: Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception.

Virginia Scope analysis Jan 28, 2025: Democrats, who had a 21-18 majority in the chamber due to a missing Republican, created a 19-19 vote by having Sen. Lashrecse Aird, D-Petersburg, abstain and Sen. Jeremy McPike, D-Prince William, vote against the bill. Sears was then forced to do one of her two constitutionally mandated duties: cast a tie-breaking vote. She killed the bill. The rule that permits a member who voted against a bill to ask for it to be reconsidered allowed McPike to bring it back up for a vote. All Democrats voted in favor of the legislation on the second try, passing it 21-18.

Legislative Outcome:Failed 19-19-0 on Jan/28/25 with Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears voting NO in a tie breaking vote; then passed House of Delegates 54-41-5 on Feb/14/25 and passed Senate 21-19-0 on Feb/18/25.

Source: Virginia Scope on Virginia voting records SB1105 , Jan 28, 2025

Favors adding restrictions to woman's right to an abortion

In the past, Sears has been supportive of adding restrictions to a woman's right to an abortion in Virginia. She faced backlash in 2021 during her lieutenant governor campaign for stating during an interview that she would support the six-week heartbeat ban that Texas implemented. In 2022, after Roe was overturned, Sears said she would support a 15-week ban on abortion.
Source: Virginia Scope on 2025 Virginia Gubernatorial race , Dec 29, 2024

Other governors on Abortion: Winsome Earle-Sears on other issues:
VA Gubernatorial:
Abigail Spanberger
Amanda Chase
Glenn Youngkin
Jennifer Carroll Foy
Jennifer McClellan
Justin Fairfax
Kirk Cox
Lee Carter
Mark Herring
Pete Snyder
Ralph Northam
Terry McAuliffe
VA Senatorial:
David Williams
Hung Cao
Mark Warner
Nick Freitas
Scott Parkinson
Tim Kaine

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