RICHMOND, Va – A Democratic-led Virginia Senate panel has defeated several bills that would have restricted abortion access in the state.

Among them was a measure that was a priority for Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin.

The Senate Committee on Education and Health voted the measures down without debate Thursday morning after a subcommittee had previously recommended that they be defeated.

The votes were not a surprise. Democrats control the state Senate and have promised since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year to defeat any effort to curtail abortion access.

That includes a push by Youngkin and Republican lawmakers for a 15-week ban with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.