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Virginia law generally prohibits abortion after viability, unless performed by a licensed physician in a licensed hospital with three physicians certifying that the continuation of the pregnancy will result in death of the pregnant person or impair their mental or physical health. [1]
Dec 2, 2021 · The law permits abortion after six weeks only when a woman is facing a life-threatening or disabling medical emergency. The state circumvented constitutional concerns by delegating enforcement to private citizens, who can file civil lawsuits against anyone who helps a pregnant person obtain an abortion.
- Whittney Evans
Sep 28, 2024 · The study found that while the Reproductive Health Protection Act passed by Virginia’s General Assembly in 2020 reduced roadblocks for patients seeking abortions, it left some restrictions behind, including ones impacting young and poor patients.
Oct 9, 2024 · Our interactive map highlights four main types of abortion restrictions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, using data from the Guttmacher Institute and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Many states had long planned for the fall of Roe.
As access has been severely curtailed, Virginia is poised to become the only state in the region to allow abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The latest restrictions are expected to force...
- Sam Cabral
May 3, 2022 · Virginia faces two conflicting realities when it comes to abortion in the Commonwealth. First, the good news: if Roe v Wade is overturned, abortion will still be legal in Virginia, absent a change in the law. But equally true is the fact that abortion rights are in deep peril here.
Sep 14, 2021 · A new Texas law banning nearly all abortions is shaping the final weeks of a historic lieutenant governor’s race in Virginia, with two women candidates seeking the number two seat in state government that could play an outsized role on policy decisions, including abortion rights.
