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ANALYSIS

Virginia Has Effectively Legalized Abortion Up to Birth.

In addition to choosing congressional and state representatives in Tuesday’s midterms, voters in Virginia backed a ballot measure that removes restrictions on abortion in the first and second trimesters and effectively removes restrictions on abortion through the third trimester, when the vast majority of unborn infants can survive outside the womb.

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