Norfolk, VA — Last night, Jason Miyares was an “expert presenter” at an event hosted by David Bereit and the Family Foundation, one of the most extreme anti-abortion institutions in the nation. The call, geared towards conservative insiders and donors, focused on stopping Virginia’s abortion amendment “dead in its tracks” before it reaches voters in 2026.
Bereit has a long history of promoting extreme anti-choice policies, including supporting a total abortion ban and organizing 40-day protests harassing and targeting abortion clinics across the country. The Family Foundation opposes same-sex marriage and abortion, advocated for fetal personhood laws, supported efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and restrict access to birth control, and has gone so far as to equate IVF to “child trafficking.”
During the event, MAGA Miyares praised the Family Foundation, saying he was “excited to see the work they’ll continue to do and the lasting impact it will have on our Commonwealth,” pledging his allegiance to the most extreme flank of his party.
Miyares also praised the Family Foundation for educating Virginians about their representatives’ “actual voting records.” Let’s take a look at Miyares’ actual record:
- Miyares urged the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and withdrew Virginia from a legal brief opposing Mississippi’s six-week abortion ban and defending a woman’s access to abortion.
- Miyares called the overturning of Roe v. Wade “good and reasonable” and refused to sign an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to allow the use and distribution of the safe and commonly prescribed abortion medication mifepristone.
- Miyares endorsed Gov. Youngkin’s abortion ban, which would have denied Virginians the fundamental right to make personal healthcare decisions.
- Miyares voted to defund Planned Parenthood, which annually performs more than 500,000 breast cancer exams and pap exams nationally.
- Miyares voted against Virginia’s Reproductive Health Protection Act, to maintain Virginia’s ban on private plans in the state’s health insurance exchange covering abortions, and against legislation stating that FDA-approved birth control was not considered abortion.
Communications Director Georgia Greenleaf:
“After one look at MAGA Miyares’ long, extreme record of restricting abortion access, it’s no surprise that he continues to cozy up with anti-abortion extremists trying to derail Virginians’ fundamental right to abortion access. Virginians deserve to know: will MAGA Miyares respect voters’ decision to protect abortion rights, or will he abuse his powers as the chief legal officer to pursue an extreme anti-abortion agenda?”
