WASHINGTON, DC – As Virginia AG Jason Miyares continues to actively campaign alongside gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, his ticket mate’s far-right, extremist views on abortion and reproductive health care raise important questions about where he stands on these issues. 

According to a new article from The Virginia Mercury, “During Virginia’s General Assembly session this year, Earle-Sears expressed opposition to Virginia’s in-progress effort to enshrine reproductive rights including abortion into the constitution but has not answered follow-up questions on whether she would support the measure if its language were adjusted.” Similarly, MAGA AG Miyares hasn’t spoken up about his anti-abortion record – even after joining an event led by the Family Foundation, an extreme anti-abortion group, just last month. 

The article also states, “When signing the advanced legislation earlier this year, her duty as lieutenant governor, Earle-Sears wrote that she was ‘morally opposed to this bill…’” And “During her 2021 lieutenant governor campaign she described abortions as ‘genocide.’” It continues, “[Earle-Sears] did cast such a vote on a right-to-contraception bill, voting against it.” As a legislator, Miyares also voted multiple times against the Reproductive Health Protection Act. 

Earle-Sears’ views on abortion are out of touch with the overwhelming majority of Virginia voters, and as Miyares remains by her side, there are some pressing questions he must answer: 

1. Why was one of your first acts in the AGs office to encourage the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade?
   
2. Do you think it’s right for the Trump administration to roll back the rights on abortion access for veterans and eligible civilians?
3. Why did you speak at a webcast hosted by an extreme anti-abortion group that is looking to ban abortion in Virginia, despite 62% of Virginians supporting a constitutional amendment that would protect abortion rights?
4. How are Virginians supposed to trust you to protect their rights and freedoms if you still haven’t spoken up about Trump’s attacks on the Commonwealth?  

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