Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion business, hailed Democrat Abigail Spanberger’s victory in Virginia’s gubernatorial race Tuesday as a triumph for “reproductive freedom,” which is just a code word for killing babies in abortions.
Spanberger defeated pro-life Republican Winsome Earle-Sears. Her win makes her the first woman elected governor of the Commonwealth, but for those defending the sanctity of life, it signals a dark turn for a state poised to become the “abortion capital of the South.”
In a jubilant press release, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia celebrated Spanberger as “a proven champion” for killing more babies in abortions.
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Executive Director Jamie Lockhart praised her as someone Virginians “can count on… to protect access to … abortion,” while Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, declared that voters had “demanded control over their reproductive freedom” and elected Spanberger to side “with affordable, accessible health care.”
Pro-life leaders recoiled at the endorsement during the campaign, viewing Spanberger’s record as a relentless assault on the unborn. As governor, she has pledged to sign legislation safeguarding access to abortions and to champion the so-called Reproductive Freedom Amendment, which would enshrine abortion in Virginia’s Constitution.
Critics warn the amendment would lock in unlimited abortions, blocking future safeguards for innocent lives and potentially upending parental consent laws for minors.
Spanberger’s congressional tenure amplified these concerns. She twice voted for the Women’s Health Protection Act “to create a federal right to abortion access,” backed the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act, and refused to support protections for babies who survive abortions.
In a recent debate, when pressed on whether a baby born alive after a failed abortion should receive medical treatment, Spanberger declined to respond, a silence pro-life groups called deafening. She also dodged questions on whether schools should notify parents before facilitating abortions for minors, evoking a 2021 scandal in Fairfax County where officials arranged taxpayer-funded procedures for students without parental knowledge, sparking a criminal probe under Youngkin.
