women's health
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Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job addressing women’s issues – Obama or Romney? Why?
Alexander Sutton, Independent, graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
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From now through election day, Washington Post journalists are traveling through Virginia to listen in as voters weigh the biggest issues affecting the race. Liberty, through the lens: Women is the first in a series of photo essays on Virginia voters. The student journalists of the 12 are also contributing viewpoints from their communities on the topic of the first essay: Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job addressing women’s issues – Obama or Romney? Why?
Kathe Edmonds, Democrat, administrative assistant at University of Richmond
Midlothian, Va.
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Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job addressing women’s issues – Obama or Romney? Why?
Washington Post photographers and audio journalists traveled across Virginia to collect portraits and responses to that question for the first part of our “Liberty through the lens” project.
We want your answers too. Reply here, send your photo, or tweet your response using the hashtag #VoterVoices.
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The Virginia Board of Health rejected proposed legislation on Friday that would require abortion clinics to meet new hospital construction standards. Instead, the board approved an amendment that requires only new abortion clinics to meet the new standards.
“The board had been expected to approve the more stringent standards for the state’s 20 existing facilities,” reported the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Kristen Green. Cheers erupted from a crowd of protesters when the amendment to exempt existing providers passed by by a 7-4 vote.
Opponents of the proposed legislation said the rejection of it was a result of the national attention brought on by Virginia’s earlier passage of a law requiring ultrasounds before getting an abortion.
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There are going to be a lot of unintended consequences.”
--Del. Jennifer L. McClellan, D-Richmond, in reference to the pre-abortion ultrasound law passed by the Virginia legislature earlier this year. Debate continues to boil over the law, and it is expected to remain a hot topic during the 2012 elections.
Earlier this month, President Obama’s Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited women in Richmond to defend the Obama administration’s health care reforms and criticize the ultrasound mandate. Some in the medical community also criticized the bill, citing potential malpractice concerns.
Would Obama or Romney be better for women?
Virginia Board Of Health rejects abortion clinic regulations
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