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Delegate Delaney Stands Up for the Environment at Ask for Stop Order of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 | BREAKING: 18 Virginia State Legislators Demand that FERC Issue “Stop-Work” Order on Atlantic Coast Pipeline“A collection of 18 Virginia state lawmakers pressed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today to stop the progress of the Atlantic Coast pipeline over fears that ballooning costs could fall on the state’s ratepayers.”
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Delegate Delaney Stands Up for New Moms and Joins the Fight to End Maternal Mortality
Friday, June 14, 2019 | Northam signs new laws in effort to reduce racial disparity in maternal mortalityHB2613, sponsored by Del. Karrie Delaney (D - District 67), requires healthcare professionals who work with pregnant women or new moms to information about perinatal anxiety, which is anxiety experienced during pregnancy or in the first year after childbirth. It's also called prenatal and postpartum anxiety.
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Delegate Delaney Speaks Up for Sexual Assault Victims
Thursday, May 23, 2019 | We can believe women and seek due process at the same timeI spent several years working as a rape crisis counselor and sat bedside with victims of sexual assault in emergency rooms, advocating for survivors as they underwent the rape-kit exam and police questioning. The process demoralized some sexual assault survivors, even in the first hours after their trauma, creating yet another barrier to justice.