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Virginia lawmaker apologizes for co-sponsoring late-term abortion bill without reading it

By Dominick Mastrangelo
Published January 31, 2019 7:09pm ET
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Virginia lawmaker apologizes for co-sponsoring late-term abortion bill without reading it
A state lawmaker in Virginia apologized to her constituents Thursday for failing to read controversial abortion legislation before she co-sponsored it. Del. Dawn Adams, D-Richmond, said she “made a mistake” when she did not read fellow Del. Kathy Tran’s bill that would allow abortions in the third trimester. “I vaguely remember signing on to this, […]

A state lawmaker in Virginia apologized to her constituents Thursday for failing to read controversial abortion legislation before she co-sponsored it.

Del. Dawn Adams, D-Richmond, said she “made a mistake” when she did not read fellow Del. Kathy Tran’s bill that would allow abortions in the third trimester.

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