I've worked alongside countless dedicated citizens to improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods, Fairfax County, and Virginia. I'm honored to take on the challenge of bringing these issues and your concerns to the General Assembly.
DELEGATE
Vivian Watts
Virginia's 39th House District
If Roe v Wade Goes Back to the States
Even after it was made clear that FDA-approved birth control was just “regular” birth control (pill, IUD, spermicides, barrier, sterilization, LARCs) and did NOT include emergency contraceptives (morning after pills), in 2020, all Republicans in Virginia's General Assembly (with just two abstaining) voted against ensuring birth control couldn’t be considered abortion (HB552 Watts). Women had introduced this bill every year since 2003. It was always killed in a small, special subcommittee controlled by the Republican majority. I'd thought that was to protect their members who didn’t want to vote against birth control and, yet, in 2020 they all did! They believe – or are afraid to vote against those in their base who believe – that life begins at conception defined as the moment egg and sperm meet – not “the implantation of a fertilized egg in the womb” which happens days later.
Even after it was made clear that FDA-approved birth control was just “regular” birth control (pill, IUD, spermicides, barrier, sterilization, LARCs) and did NOT include emergency contraceptives (morning after pills), in 2020, all Republicans in Virginia's General Assembly (with just two abstaining) voted against ensuring birth control couldn’t be considered abortion (HB552 Watts). Women had introduced this bill every year since 2003. It was always killed in a small, special subcommittee controlled by the Republican majority. I'd thought that was to protect their members who didn’t want to vote against birth control and, yet, in 2020 they all did! They believe – or are afraid to vote against those in their base who believe – that life begins at conception defined as the moment egg and sperm meet – not “the implantation of a fertilized egg in the womb” which happens days later.
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In Memory of D.C. Capitol Police Officer Brian SicknickJanuary 14, 2021
Delegate Watts receives Virginia Association of Counties Achievement AwardOctober 20, 2020
Fight to get ERA to Floor for a Full Vote - Del Carroll FoyFebruary 22, 2019
Stark Reality of Symbols to African Americans - Del. McQuinnFebruary 14, 2019
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