Following up on our discussion today about the relationship between social movements and public policy, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell withdrew his support of the latest bill requiring a woman to have a transvaginal ultrasound before having an abortion.  Was his change of heart due to public protest and media attention or due to his own political aspirations?  Hard to tell.

See the New York Times latest coverage of the issue here.  That article also describes some of the social movement organizations on both sides of the debate.

See John Stewart’s The Daily Show coverage of the issue here.

Fox News has an article describing the protest on Monday.  Read that here.

You can also read the AP News story about the protest here.

This image comes from the Rachel Maddow blog.  You can read the blog here.  The people standing in the far left of the picture include a faculty member and students from Longwood University.