The Virginia General Assembly on Friday passed the Right to Contraception Act, which aims to codify the right to use and obtain contraception, including condoms, the pill, IUDs and emergency contraceptives.
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In early February, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed her first bills into law.
Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi is seen presiding over the state Senate on Tuesday. “I am proud to have fought for the right to contraception during my time in the Virginia Senate and to soon sign the bill as the Senate’s presiding officer before it heads to Governor Spanberger,” Hashmi said in a statement Friday.
Del. Marcia "Cia" Price, D-Newport News, seen in October, on Friday called the passage of her bill "a win for the reproductive justice movement."
Photos: Gov. Spanberger address a joint session of the General Assembly
Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi arrives at a joint assembly meeting before Gov. Abigail Spanberger gives an address at the Virginia state Capitol.
Attorney General Jay Jones, seen in January, promised Friday to "immediately appeal" Friday's ruling by a Tazewell County judge to issue a temporary restraining order to block the April 21 referendum.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger arrives Monday at a joint assembly session to give an address at the Virginia state Capitol.
Governor Abigail Spanberger arrives at a joint assembly session to give an address in the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Standing in front of Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi, House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, and Senate President Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, Gov. Abigail Spanberger addresses a joint assembly of the House of Delegates and state Senate on Monday afternoon.
Governor Abigail Spanberger addresses a joint assembly session in the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger addresses a joint assembly session in the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Governor Abigail Spanberger addresses a joint assembly session in the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger addresses a joint assembly of the state Senate and House of Delegates at the Capitol in Richmond, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Governor Abigail Spanberger addresses a joint assembly session in the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Governor Abigail Spanberger arrives at a joint assembly session to give an address in the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Governor Abigail Spanberger arrives at a joint assembly session to give an address in the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger, seen Jan. 19, has previously voiced her support for legislation that would let voters in each Virginia locality decide whether they want to impose an extra tax on themselves to pay for school construction.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger looks on before her speech to a joint assembly in the Virginia state Capitol on Jan. 19.
Attorney General Jay Jones embraces Secretary of the Commonwealth Candi Mundon-King before Gov. Abigail Spanberger's address.
Sen. Russet Perry, D-Loudon, walks through the Capitol Building before Gov. Abigail Spanberger addresses a joint assembly, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Del. Delores McQuinn, D-Richmond, left, and Del. Lindsey Dougherty, D-Chesterfield, walk through the Capitol Building before Gov. Abigail Spanberger addresses a joint assembly on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore, R-Scott, reacts with other Republicans as Gov. Abigail Spanberger addresses a joint assembly, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
First Gentleman Adam Spanberger waves before Gov. Abigail Spanberger addresses a joint assembly, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s parents, Eileen and Martin Davis, sit in the gallery at the Virginia state Capitol as their daughter addresses a joint assembly Monday.
Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle, R-Hanover, speaks to reporters following Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s address to the joint assembly on Jan. 19. "We'll have to see what action our colleagues across the aisle take on it, but the judge's order is very clear," he said Wednesday.
Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle, R-Hanover, speaks to the media following Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s address to the joint assembly, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle, R-Hanover, speaks to the media following Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s address to the joint assembly, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle, R-Hanover, speaks to reporters following Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s address to the joint assembly Monday.
