Becky Reid is a grassroots coordinator with the Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge. She joins Rick Moore to talk about her organization’s legislative agenda for the current session of the General Assembly.
HB1914 – would add the HPV vaccine to a list of required vaccinations
HB2035 – would add the HPV vaccine to a list of required vaccinations
HB2221 – would define birth control as being not similar to abortion
HB2842 – would require pharmacists to dispense emergency contraception
Reid says Planned Parenthood will push these bills during the group’s Pro-Choice Lobby Day on January 25th. The group will also be organizing opposition to the following bills:
HB2142 – would make abortions illegal immediately upon a reversal of Roe v. Wade
Richmond Sunlight is a new way to see what’s going on in the General Assembly. Click here to get a list of bills tagged with the phrase “abortion.”
Reid first got involved with this issue while working on a campaign to make sure pharmacists were providing access to emergency contraception.