Everyone knows that Republicans—like those in Virginia—are all about getting government out of peoples' lives. Except when it comes to a woman's right to choose, of course, something Virginia knows all too well. more ›

A prominent pro-life group has said that it will oppose a D.C. budget autonomy bill unless it includes language prohibiting the use of local funds for abortions. more ›

The Virginia Senate yesterday passed an $85 billion two-year budget funding schools, roads and other infrastructure. But an amendment that would have helped women pay for newly mandated ultrasounds was defeated. more ›

A bill passed by the Virginia legislature and signed into law by Gov. Bob McDonnell requiring women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound didn't just offend pro-choice activists, it seems. more ›

A group of D.C. voting rights activists are protesting Republican Arizona Rep. Trent Franks' Glendale district office this afternoon over legislation he's introduced on the Hill that would prohibit abortions in the District after 20 weeks. more ›

After weeks of heated debate and the entry of the word "transvaginal" into the English lexicon, yesterday afternoon Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law a bill that will require women seeking an abortion to get an ultrasound beforehand. more ›

Care to hazard a guess as to what's happening in this picture? more ›

First it was Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). Then Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. And now it's Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) who has added his name to the list of Republicans that seem sympathetic to the District's demands that it be able to spend its own money without having to jump through the usual congressional hurdles. more ›

Speaking on WTOP today, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell insisted that a bill that would mandate ultrasounds "protects the dignity of women" by "providing them with all the information" before they choose to get an abortion. more ›

A Virginia lawmaker in the middle of the debate over a bill requiring women considering getting an abortion to undergo an ultrasound is upset that coverage of the legislation is a turnoff in the bedroom. more ›

A Virginia bill that would have declared that life starts at conception was sent back to committee by the commonwealth's Senate today, most likely putting any further consideration off until the 2013 legislative session. more ›

A day after Gov. Bob McDonnell and Virginia Republicans amended a controversial ultrasound bill by removing a requirement for an invasive probe for women seeking an abortion, the Virginia Senate prepares to vote on legislation that would define life as starting at conception. more ›

In a letter sent to the Republican House leaders earlier this month, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell came out in support of budget autonomy for the District. But it doesn't come without a catch -- he indicated that while he supports the right of the District to spend its own money without congressional interference, he still backs a restriction on the use of local funds for abortions. more ›

Amidst a growing national outcry, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell reversed course on a bill that would require ultrasounds for women seeking abortions. more ›

After weeks of controversy over a Virginia bill that would force women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound, it looks like Gov. Bob McDonnell is having second thoughts about signing it into law. more ›

Outraged over proposed legislation that would make it illegal for women in the District of Columbia to seek an abortion more than 20 weeks after a pregnancy begins, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton staged a press conference Tuesday to excoriate the measure and its Republican sponsors. more ›

A law passed by the Virginia House of Delegates this week that would grant the same rights to a fertilized egg as to a person is provoking both silly and serious concerns over its unintended consequences. more ›

Legislators in Virginia moved forward yesterday on two bills placing additional restrictions on abortions in the commonwealth, including one that would define life as beginning at conception. more ›

Because he believes in limited government, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced a bill that would prohibit District women from seeking abortions more than 20 weeks after a pregnancy begins. more ›

A Virginia Senate committee voted down a provision yesterday that would have forbidden any abortions after 20 weeks, the point at which pro-life organization say that fetuses can feel pain. more ›

Conservative lawmakers in Virginia want women considering an abortion to first undergo an ultrasound. In response, one state senator said men seeking Viagra should get a rectal exam before getting their hands on those little blue pills. Seems fair. more ›

The comedian and actress Susie Essman, known best for her role on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, is headlining a pro-choice gala in Washington tonight. We talk to her about about abortion rights and, yes, a little bit about her famously foulmouthed character. more ›

As they do every year, tens of thousands of pro-lifers will gather on the National Mall today for the March for Life, where they will again demand further restrictions on abortions throughout the country. more ›

Much like a fringe Congressional candidate did in D.C. in 2010, the anti-abortion activist Randall Terry is using federal election law to force television stations to run incredibly graphic campaign ads featuring images of aborted fetuses. During the Super Bowl. more ›

Well, damn it. Despite Martin Austermuhle's protestations yesterday, the federal government still looks like it's creeping toward running out of cash and going into shutdown mode. Hooray. Bad news for D.C. more ›

It's Wednesday, and Congress has yet to finalize and vote on an omnibus federal spending plan. You know what that means -- if something isn't done by Friday, the federal government could shut down, taking with it the District's government. more ›

The three protesters that launched a hunger strike yesterday for D.C. voting right and self-determination are planning on trying to meet with Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) today, in hopes of having him introduce a clean bill granting the District budgetary autonomy. more ›

D.C. doesn't seem to be able to get what it wants. Should it just settle for what it can get instead? more ›

Today, D.C. leadership stated that they "regret" they cannot support Rep. Darrell Issa's (R-CA) proposal to afford the city more budgetary control at the expense of abortion funding. more ›

Would you give up some autonomy to get some autonomy? That's a question District officials may soon have to answer. more ›