AdvertisementState Legislatures Stay Busy On Abortion LawsJuly 12, 2012Julie RovnerfacebookEmailVirginia Senate Republican Leader Thomas Norment, of James City, (left), and State Sen. Stephen Newman, of Lynchburg, listen to a Feb. debate on a bill requiring an ultrasound before an abortion. The bill was later amended to remove a requirement for transvaginal ultrasound. (AP)