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offense,” Sen. Miller said.
Sen. Earley’s initial interest in sponsoring the legislation, he said, came after the murder of a pregnant Chesapeake woman in 1994.
Karen Rasche, an attorney" and lobbyist for Planned Parenthood of Virginia, said establishing the fetus as a person results in an anti-abortion bill and could , erode laws allowing legal abortions.
In another abortion-related issue, the House of Delegates passed legislation requiring a physician to notify the parent of a minor younger than 18 seeking an abortion' at least 24 hours before performing the operation. A physician failing'to do so would be charged with a Class 3 misdemeanor.
The 71-27 vote overturned a 17-5 House Courts of Justice Committee vote that would have allowed doctors to notify the minor’s grandparent or other adult relative.
Sen. Miller said he supports the measure, calling it a “true” parentalnotification bill. Nevertheless the bill faces difficult times in the State Senate where similar bills have died in committee.
With a 24-16 vote, the Senate approved a more relaxed voter registration law to allow people to register by mail or at a state office. '
Gov. George Allen, previously challenged — and lost — the battle in U.S. District Court, claiming it would
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