Sears is “morally opposed” to the constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom 
 

VIRGINIA – Winsome Earle-Sears must answer for her extreme record of attacking reproductive rights and her dangerous agenda to ban abortion in the Commonwealth. 
 
Sears has still refused to answer questions  after leaving a handwritten note that said she is “morally opposed” to the constitutional amendment that would protect reproductive freedom in Virginia, including contraception, abortion, and IVF. She has also vowed to do everything in her power to end abortion in Virginia. 
 
“Winsome Earle-Sears has an extreme record attacking reproductive rights — from voting against the right to contraception to supporting an abortion ban with no exceptions for rape and incest. Sears needs to stop hiding and tell Virginians why she is dead set on banning abortion and against protecting access to contraception,” said DPVA Spokesperson Maggie Amjad.
 
Read More About Sears’ Extreme Agenda Attacking Reproductive Rights: 

• Sears has said that she would support an abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest.

  • January 2021: The Winchester Star reported that Sears said she wanted to make abortion illegal in all cases, unless the life of the mother was at risk.

• Sears supports an extreme six week abortion ban similar to the law that took effect in Texas that bans abortion before most women know they are pregnant.
• In multiple interviews, Sears has made clear her support for restrictions on abortion.

  • In a 2022 interview she said, “We need to make our choices before we’re pregnant, not, you know, after, you already made a choice.”
  • During her campaign for lieutenant governor she called abortion “genocide.”

• Sears vowed to “do everything in [her] power” to end abortion in Virginia.

  • Sears’ 2021 lieutenant governor campaign website: “I will do everything in my power to stop this act from taking place in Virginia.”

    • Sears attempted to scrub this abortion section from her website around September 2021.

• Sears left a handwritten note that she is “morally opposed to this bill [...]” on the constitutional amendment that would protect reproductive freedom in Virginia, including contraception, abortion, and IVF. 
• Sears admitted she would not sign the Right to Contraception Act into law saying “[...] This legislation is more about pushing a political agenda [...].”
• Sears “couldn’t resist” voting against this legislation to guarantee Virginia women’s access to contraception.
• Sears has declared she is “standing shoulder to shoulder” with the far-right fight against IVF.

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