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Culture & Conversation Abortion
Virginia ‘Day of Tears’ Bill (HR 268)
This law was last updated on Mar 22, 2017
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
HR 268
Status
Current
Proposed
Jan 18, 2017
Sponsors
Primary Sponsors: 2
Co-sponsors: 2
Total Sponsors: 4
Topics
PersonhoodFull Bill Text
HR 268 would designate January 22 as the “Day of Tears” in Virginia in order to mourn the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
If passed, Virginia citizens would be encouraged to lower their flags to half-staff to mourn “the innocents who have lost their lives to abortion.”
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