Leaders on both sides of the abortion debate claim whoever wins the state Senate seat in Tuesday’s election will play an outsize role in shaping Virginia’s laws on the subject.

For those on either side of the debate, Virginia — where all state House and Senate seats are up for election and early voting begins Friday — is among the biggest fights this year over ...

With the General Assembly gearing up for a battle this winter over Virginia’s abortion laws, many are watching a Jan. 10 special election for an open Senate seat in Virginia Beach.

All three amendments being pushed by Virginia Democrats were approved Tuesday by the state Senate, after being approved in the state House of Delegates last week. The abortion and felon voting ...

A new Virginia law protects people’s personally identifiable reproductive or sexual health information from being obtained, ...

Virginia is serving as a test case for both parties’ political messaging ahead of next year’s general election, as abortion and crime take center stage in the state’s legislative races.

RICHMOND, Va. — The future of abortion in Virginia may depend on what happens in the state Senate next year. Currently, Republicans hold the Governor’s seat and House of Delegates in Richmond ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In a series of key votes Thursday, Virginia Senate Democrats defeated several bills that would have restricted abortion access in the state, including a proposed 15-week ban ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Senate Democrats defeated several bills Thursday that would have restricted abortion access in the state, including a proposed 15-week ban with exceptions that was a ...

The race in Senate District 16 has put abortion front and center with Republican incumbent Siobhan Dunnavant, an obstetrician-gynecologist, banking on her long-time career to stake out a position ...

It’s one of the lingering barriers to abortion access in Virginia, which McClellan and other legislators have been on a push to roll back for years — with much more success since Democrats ...

Democrat Russet Perry has knocked on thousands of doors in a swing district outside the nation's capital as she campaigns for a seat that could decide control of the Virginia state Senate in November.