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Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia mobilizes grassroots supporters to lobby their elected officials at the federal, state and local level. From Supreme Court appointments made in the U.S. Senate all the way down to sex education policies set by your local School Board, legislators at all levels of government make important decisions about reproductive health. So find out who represents you and make your voice heard!
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Find your elected officials.
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Learn some basic information about them. For example, knowing how long your legislators have been in office, what their districts are like, what committees they serve on and their professional and personal background will make your lobbying more informed and effective!
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Learn about the legislative process and communicate with your legislators through email, written letters, phone calls and meetings. The Planned Parenthood Action Network is a great way to make your voice heard - join now!
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Read more tips on how to effectively lobby your legislator!
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virginia general assembly
Each year, there are 15-20 anti-choice bills introduced in the Virginia General Assembly, including attempts to close clinics and limit access to FDA-approved methods of birth control. Virginia's legislature is so extreme that even the Birth Control Protection Act, a measure to simply define birth control and protect it from Virginia's laws restricting abortion, has failed twice in recent sessions. The Birth Control Protection Act is part of Planned Parenthood's effort to put prevention first and engage with reasonable legislators of all political parties on common-sense, common-ground solutions like family planning and sexuality education.
2007 reproductive rights report >>
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u.s. congress
The United States Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state has two Senators that represent the entire state and a varying number of Representatives based on the state's population - Virginia has eleven Representatives.
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