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Apr 5, 2024 · RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 88 bills Friday and vetoed 11 others, including legislation that advocates said would have helped protect women and medical practitioners...
Jan 11, 2024 · The Current State of Abortion Law in Virginia Leaves Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Vulnerable to Abuse: Why Virginia Should Codify the Right to Abortion in the State Constitution† | University of Richmond Law Review. Jan 11, 2024 | Annual Survey 2023, Volume 58. Read Full Article (PDF)
Dec 5, 2023 · Between the lines: Virginia current law restricts abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy to situations where multiple doctors agree a woman's life is at risk. Republicans argue that limit wouldn't withstand a legal challenge if the constitutional amendment passes.
Jul 9, 2022 · By Warren Fiske July 22, 2022. No, Virginia does not have 'the most liberal abortion laws in the world.' If Your Time is short. Virginia allows elective abortions through the second trimester...
Oct 31, 2023 · If such a ban were to take effect in Virginia, many abortion clinics outside the state would likely feel the effects. In the year after Roe’s demise, the rate of abortions in Virginia surged ...
- Carter Sherman
In mid-May 2019, Virginia passed legislation banning abortion after the 25th week of pregnancy, further influencing the timeline for legal abortion procedures in the state. In April 2020, Governor Ralph Northam signed bills removing certain abortion-related regulations.
press@acluva.org; (804) 640-8080. May 6, 2019. Today, in a landmark ruling, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia became the first federal court to strike down a law prohibiting advanced practice clinicians from providing first-trimester abortion care.
