Both the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate have now passed bills that would abolish the death penalty in the state.
Virginia General Assembly votes to ban death penalty; governor supports move
Anti-death penalty activist says she wrestled with issue and ‘God won’
With the launching of the National Catholic Pledge to End the Death Penalty sponsored by Catholic Mobilizing Network, an anti-death penalty advocate feels it will give the Catholic community a way to one-day end the death penalty.