Virginia Legislation Would Grant Personhood to Unborn Fetus For HOV Lane Travel, but Not Abortions

HB 1894, also known as the High Occupancy Vehicle and High Occupancy Toll Lane Exemption for Pregnant Women bill, is a piece of legislation that seeks to grant a pregnant person's fetus the status of a passenger in a car, thereby allowing the vehicle in which the pregnant person is traveling to use the carpool lane on highways. On the surface, this bill…