Health
Five years after HPV vaccine law, state remains split over its usefulness
7:57 pm - In 2007, Virginia became the first state in the country to pass a school mandate for girls to receive the vaccine. State legislators have introduced bills nearly every year to repeal it.
Restored funding caps rocky week for local Planned Parenthoods
Supporters sent angry emails to the local Komen chapter after the agency withdrew most of its funding from Planned Parenthood affiliates. The foundation decided to reverse course Friday.
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