ACLU pumps $1 million into Virginia on abortion ads

The American Civil Liberties Union is pumping a last-minute $1 million into Virginia’s legislative elections to push messaging on abortion.
Abortion has become the primary topic for Democrats this election, as Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) seeks a governing trifecta to put in place a 15-week abortion restriction.
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Virginia is the last state in the South without at least a 15-week restriction, and the ACLU, which supports abortion, is spending about $1.25 million through Election Day on advertising such as mailers, volunteer outreach, and digital ads.
According to Mary Bauer, the ACLU of Virginia’s executive director, this independent investment in state legislative races is the first of its kind, and the target is to encourage abortion traveling from the rest of the South into Virginia.
“We think it’s really critical because what happens this year determines whether abortion, reproductive rights will be safe for Virginians,” she told the Virginian-Pilot. “And not only Virginians, but people from all o …