
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, September 8, 1993                   TAG: 9309080444
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short

ANTI-ABORTIONISTS GRADE LEGISLATORS

More than half the General Assembly received failing grades on a family-issues "report card" released Tuesday by a conservative group.

The Family Foundation, an anti-abortion lobbying group with a strong evangelical base, said 19 of 40 senators and 41 of 100 delegates cast what it considers "pro-family" votes at least 60 percent of the time.

Among the actions deemed "anti-family" were votes in favor of a $17 million headquarters for the state lottery and legislation to allow social service workers to conduct once-a-year safety inspections of church-run day-care centers.

State Sen. Brandon Bell, R-Roanoke County, scored 86; Del. Steven Agee, R-Salem,, scored 93; Del. Richard Cranwell, D-Roanoke County, scored 7; Del. Victor Thomas, D-Roanoke, scored 59; and Del. Chip Woodrum, D-Roanoke, scored 6.

by CNB