FACT CHECK: No, Glenn Youngkin Did Not Empower Police To Seize Women's Menstrual Histories

Claim: Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin (R.) cleared the path for an "extreme" bill "allowing police to seek menstrual histories."

Who said it: The Guardian, in a series of tweets and an article headline that have collectively been viewed nearly 300,000 times.

Why it matters: Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, Democrats and liberal media outlets like the Guardian have spread alarm that police may seize data from women's period-tracking apps to target and prosecute women seeking abortions.

Context: A bill passed by the Virginia state Senate that would have prohibited search warrants for menstrual data on electronic devices died in a state House subcommittee on Monday, after Youngkin's deputy secretary of public safety expressed opposition to the bill.

The Youngkin official argued the bill would be "problematic" because it would represent the first legislation in the nation to limit certain information from being obtained through a search warrant.