Spanberger signs bills to boost contraception access in Virginia

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Spanberger signs bills to boost contraception access in Virginia

Alan Etter | [e-mail]
June 20, 2026, 1:58 PM

Just steps from the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial in Lorton, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation expanding access to reproductive healthcare and contraception in Virginia.

During a ceremony at Occoquan Regional Park, Spanberger signed the Right to Contraception Act, which guarantees Virginians the right to access and use birth control, and the Contraception Equity Act, which requires health insurance plans to cover contraception, including some over-the-counter medications.

Surrounded by lawmakers and advocates, Spanberger said the new laws protect reproductive freedoms while helping reduce the cost of contraception across the state.

“Virginia is the only state in the South where a woman has the same freedom to make her own healthcare decisions as she did before the Dobbs decision,” Spanberger said. “Today, we are making sure that is not a matter of political circumstance — it is a matter of law.”

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1. Rec!

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2. Leave it to a woman to get it right!!