GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin said he wouldn't have signed Texas' abortion ban, but Democrats have warned of anti-abortion policies if he is elected.
"We can sit down and write legislation together. What I have said is that I do believe that a pain threshold bill, legislation, would be appropriate," he said during a debate in September.
"As the next Governor of Virginia, I will proudly stand up for the unborn and their mothers," Youngkin wrote in a letter to"pro-life" advocates."I believe life begins at conception. My views are formed not only by my faith, but by science as well."
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