[4] VSHL works opposes abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and euthanasia in Virginia with the ultimate goal of ending those practices in the state and nationwide.
[2] The bill, which passed the House by a large margin and passed the Senate after a tiebreaker vote from Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, contributed to the closure of three of the state's 21 abortion clinics between its enactment in 2011 and the Virginia Board of Health's 2015 vote to end the hospital-style regulations for abortion clinics.
[8] VSHL supported the amendment by Governor Robert McDonnell to forbid insurers from offering abortion coverage if they elect to be part of the federal health exchange set up by the Affordable Care Act.
[9] In April 2013, VSHL advocated that the Virginia Board of Health require abortion clinics to follow the same construction standards as hospitals.
The Virginia Board of Health approved regulations requiring the states abortion clinics to follow existing standards of construction for new hospitals by a vote of 11-2.
Through education and legislative activity, the Society's purpose is to promote measures which will insure protection for all innocent human life.
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