Virginia’s off-off-year election is next big test for reproductive rights

Therese Sanctafamilia, left, a Students for Life Action volunteer, speaks with Shirley Miller as they campaign in the Republican primary election for the Virginia house of delegates, in North Chesterfield in June. Abortion could be a key issue in November’s vote. Photograph: Bastien Inzaurralde/AFP/Getty Images

As she addressed about 120 Democratic voters at a rally in rural Orange, Virginia, Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger made a point to impress upon her constituents just how much is on the line this fall.

“This is personal. And politics is personal,” Spanberger told the crowd. “This year more than any other year, this election matters.”