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reproductive rights report 2006
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This Reproductive Rights Report documents Virginia legislator’s votes on selected issues during the 2005 and 2006 General Assembly sessions. A legislator’s performance should not be judged solely on a few selected votes. Other factors to consider include public statements, performance in committees, legislation introduced, and constituent service.

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2006 House Bill 189 Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers - TRAP (anti-choice measure) required physicians’ offices that provide abortions to be licensed as ambulatory surgery centers. This bill would impose unnecessary and burdensome regulations on abortion providers with the effect of shutting down abortion providers. HB 189 passed the House of Delegates (66-33). It was defeated by the Senate Education and Health Committee (9-6).

2006 Senate Joint Resolution 171 FLE Survey (pro-choice measure) requested the Virginia Board of Education to survey family life education programs in public schools throughout the state in order to better understand which local school divisions offer family life education and the types of programs they offer. SJR 171 passed in both the House of Delegates (71-28) and the Senate (38-0).

2006 House Bill 164 FLE Bias (anti-choice measure) required family life education programs in public schools to include biased information by emphasizing the following: abstinence as the accepted norm; honor and respect for monogamous heterosexual marriage; the psychological consequences of adolescent sexual activity; child support requirements of unmarried parents; STDs; and unmarried sex as an illegal act. HB 164 passed the House of Delegates (68-31). The Senate Education and Health Committee voted to continue the measure until the 2007 General Assembly session (8-5).

2005 Senate Bill 456 Birth Control Protection Act - BCPA (pro-choice measure) defined contraception to make it clear that birth control is not abortion and not subject to the restrictions placed on abortion services in Virginia. SB 456 was amended by removing a critical portion of the definition of birth control. This made the bill useless to protect women’s access to contraception. Planned Parenthood supported the original bill but opposed the amendment. The Chief Patron withdrew her bill after the amendment passed in the Senate.  
        
       + Indicates a vote consistent with Planned Parenthood's position
       - Indicates a vote inconsistent with Planned Parenthood's position
       NV Indicates Not Voting           

 HOUSE OF DELEGATES             HB 189
TRAP		 SJR 171
FLE STUDY		 HB 164
FLE BIAS
 Delegate Watkins Abbitt, Jr. (I-59) - + -
 Delegate David Albo (R-42) - + -
 Delegate Kenneth Alexander (D-89)         +          +         +
 Delegate Kristen Amundson (D-44)         +          +         +
 Delegate Ward Armstrong (D-10)         -          +         -
 Delegate Clifford Athey, Jr. (R-18)         -          +         -
 Delegate Mamye BaCote (D-95)         -          +         +
 Delegate William Barlow (D-64)         +          +         -
 Delegate Robert Bell (R-58)         -          +         -
 Delegate Dan Bowling (D-3)         -          +         +
 Delegate Robert Brink (D-48)         +          +         +
 Delegate David Bulova (D-37)         +          +         +
 Delegate Kathy Byron (R-22)         -          -         -
 Delegate Vincent Callahan, Jr. (R-34)         -          +         -
 Delegate Charles Caputo (D-67)         +          +         +
 Delegate Charles Carrico, Sr. (R-5)         -          -         -
 Delegate Benjamin Cline (R-24)         -          -         -
 Delegate Mark Cole (R-88)         -          -         -
 Delegate John Cosgrove (R-78)         -          +         -
 Delegate M. Kirkland Cox (R-66)         -          -         -
 Delegate Anne Crockett-Stark (R-6)         -          +         -
 Delegate Rosalyn Dance (D-63)         -          +         +
 Delegate Allen Dudley (R-9)         -          -         -
 Delegate Adam Ebbin (D-49)         +          +         +
 Delegate Albert Eisenberg (D-47)         +          +         +
 Delegate David Englin (D-45)         +          +         +
 Delegate William Fralin (R-17)         -          -         -
 Delegate Jeffrey Frederick (R-52)         -          -         -
 Delegate Thomas Gear (R-91)         -          +         -
 Delegate C. Todd Gilbert (R-15)         -          +         -
 Delegate H. Morgan Griffith (R-8)         -          -         -
 Delegate Franklin Hall (D-69)         -          +         +
 Delegate Phillip Hamilton (R-93)         -          +         -
 Delegate Frank Hargrove (R-55)         -          +         -
 Delegate Clarke Hogan (R-60)         -          -         -
 Delegate Algie Howell, Jr. (D-90)         +          +         -
 Delegate William Howell (R-28)         -          +          -
 Delegate Timothy Hugo (R-40)         -          +         -
 Delegate Robert Hull (D-38)         +          -         + 
 Delegate Robert Hurt (R-16)         -           -          - 
 Delegate Salvatore Iaquinto (R-84)         -          +         -
 Delegate Riley Ingram (R-62)         -          +         -
 Delegate William Janis (R-56)         -          -         -
 Delegate Johnny Joannou (D-79)         -          +         -
 Delegate Joseph Johnson, Jr. (D-4)         -          +         -
 Delegate Dwight Jones (D-70)         +          +         +
 Delegate S. Chris Jones (D-76)         -          -         -
 Delegate Terry Kilgore (R-1)         -          -         -
 Delegate R. Steven Landes (R-25)         -          -         -
 Delegate Lynwood Lewism, Jr. (D-100)         +           +          - 
 Delegate L. Scott Lingamfelter (R-31)         -           +          - 
 Delegate Matthew Lohr (R-26)         -           -          - 
 Delegate David Marsden (D-41)         +           +          + 
 Delegate Daniel Marshall, III (R-14)         -          +          - 
 Delegate Robert Marshall (R-13)         -          -          - 
 Delegate Joe May (R-33)         -          +         -
 Delegate Jennifer McClellan (D-71)          +           +          + 
 Delegate A. Donald McEachin (D-74)         +           +         -
 Delegate Michele McQuigg (R-51)         -           +         -
 Delegate Kenneth Melvin (D-80)         +          +         + 
 Delegate Paula Miller (D-89)         +          +         + 
 Delegate Brian Moran (D-46)         +          +         -
 Delegate Harvey Morgan (R-98)         -          +         -
 Delegate Samuel Nixon, Jr. (R-27)         -          -          - 
 Delegate David Nutter (R-7)         -          -         -
 Delegate John O'Bannon, III, MD (R-73)          -           +         -
 Delegate G. Glenn Oder (R-94)         -          +         -
 Delegate Robert Orrock, Sr. (R-54)         -          +         - 
 Delegate Harry Parrish (R -50)         -         NV         NV
 Delegate Chris Peace (R-97)         -          -         -
 Delegate Clarence Phillips (D-2)         -          +         +
 Delegate Kenneth Plum (D-36)         +          +         +
 Delegate David Poisson (R-32)         +          +         +
 Delegate Harry Purkey (R-82)         -          +         -
 Delegate Lacey Putney (I-19)         +          -         -
 Delegate Melanie Rapp (R-96)         -          +         -
 Delegate John Reid (R-72)         -          -         -
 Delegate Thomas Rust (R-86)         -          +         -
 Delegate Christopher Saxman (R-20)          -          -         -
 Delegate Edward Scott (R-30)         -          +         -
 Delegate James Scott (D-53)          +          +         +
 Delegate Stephen Shannon (D-35)         +          +         +
 Delegate Beverly Sherwood (R-29)         -          +         -
 Delegate James Shuler (D-12)         +           +          + 
 Delegate Mark Sickles (D-43)         +           +          + 
 Delegate Lionell Spruill, Sr. (D-77)         +          +          +
 Delegate Terrie Suit (R-81)         -          +         -
 Delegate Robert Tata (R-85)         -          +         -
 Delegate David Toscano (D-57)         +          +         +
 Delegate Roslyn Tyler (D-75)         +           +         +
 Delegate Shannon Valentine (D-23)         -           +          - 
 Delegate Katherine Waddell (I-68)          +          +         +
 Delegate Jeion Ward (D-92)         +           +         +
 Delegate Leo Wardrup, Jr. (R-83)         -          -         -
 Delegate Onzlee Ware (D-11)         -          -         -
 Delegate R. Lee Ware, Jr. (R-65)         -          -         -
 Delegate Vivian Watts  (D-39)         +          +         +
 Delegate John Welch, III (R-21)         -          -         -
 Delegate Robert Wittman (R-99)         -          +          -
 Delegate Thomas Wright, Jr. (R-61)       NV          -         -

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 SENATE HB 189 TRAP  SB 456 BCPA
 Senator J. Brandon Bell, II (R-22) -  - 
 Senator Harry Blevins (R-14)         -  - 
 Senator John Chichester (R-28)   -
 Senator Charles Colgan (D-29)   -
 Senator Ken Cuccinelli (R-37)    -
 Senator R. Creigh Deeds (D-25)    +
 Senator Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (R- 34)    -
 Senator John Edwards (D-21)          + +
 Senator Emmett Hanger, Jr. (R-24)            -
 Senator Charles Hawkins (R-19)            -
 Senator Mark Herring (D-33)    Not in Senate at time of vote
 Senator Eward Houck (D-17)  +  +
 Senator Janet Howell (D-32)          +         +
 Senator Benjamin Lambert, III (D-9)         +           +
 Senator Mamie Locke (D-2)             +
 Senator L. Louise Lucas (D-18)          +         +
 Senator Henry Marsh, III (D-16)          +
 Senator Steven Martin (R-11)          -         -
 Senator Ryan McDougle (R-4)   Not in Senate at time of vote
 Senator Yvonne Miller (D-5)            +
 Senator Stephen Newman (R-23)         -        NV 
 Senator Thomas Norment, Jr. (R-3)            -
 Senator Mark Obenshain (R-26)            -
 Senator Jay O'Brien (R-39)            -
 Senator H. Russell Potts (R-27)          +          +
 Senator Phillip Puckett (D-38)            +
 Senator Linda Puller (D-36)            +
 Senator Frederick Quayle (R-13)           +         +
 Senator Nick Rerras (R-6)           -         -
 Senator W. Roscoe Reynolds (D-20)               +
 Senator Frank Ruff, Jr. (R-15)          -         -
 Senator Richard Saslaw (D-35)           +         +
 Senator Kenneth Stolle (R-8)            -
 Senator Walter Stosch (R-12)            -
 Senator Patricia Ticer (D-30)            +
 Senator Frank Wagner (R-7)           -
 Senator William Wampler, Jr. (R-40)            -
 Senator John Watkins (R-10)            -
 Senator Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31)          +         +
 Senator Martin Williams (R-1)           NV

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