WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Aug. 24, 3034 Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a six-week abortion ban:
One more anti-abortion politician will be kicked out of the legislature after Tuesday’s primary in Virginia. Lashrecse Aird beat Virginia’s lone anti-abortion state senator on Tuesday night, meaning the purple state’s Senate will have one more vote next year to protect against Republican abortion bans. “As we set our sights beyond our victory tonight, I’m ready to hit the ground running,” Aird said. “In Richmond, I’ll be a firewall for our reproductive rights in the face of Republican extremists