VA Gov Makes New Chilling Move On Abortion Rights

The Guardian reports:

The Republican governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, appears to have thwarted an attempt to stop law enforcement obtaining menstrual histories of women in the state. A bill passed in the Democratic-led state senate, and supported by half the chamber’s Republicans, would have banned search warrants for menstrual data stored in tracking apps on mobile phones or other electronic devices.

Advocates feared private health information could be used in prosecutions for abortion law violations, after a US supreme court ruling last summer overturned federal protections for the procedure. But Youngkin, who has pushed for a 15-week abortion ban to mirror similar measures in several Republican-controlled states, essentially killed the bill through a procedural move in a subcommittee of the Republican-controlled House.

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This is happening. In the here and now. Extremism happens in increments just like this: Virginia governor clears path for ‘extreme’ bill allowing police to seek menstrual histories https://t.co/5jfLMaQq1J

— Mary O’Hara (@maryohara1) February 16, 2023