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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...
Abortion. Article. Article 9. Abortion. § 18.2-71. Producing abortion or miscarriage, etc.; penalty. Except as provided in other sections of this article, if any person administer to, or cause to be taken by a woman, any drug or other thing, or use means, with intent to destroy her unborn child, or to produce abortion or miscarriage, and ...
Restrictions. 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] It also prohibits the D&X method of abortion. [2]
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What are the patient eligibility requirements? The patient must be a Virginia resident, meet the financial eligibility criteria of the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services Plan (Medicaid), and meet one of the two criteria outlined in the Code of Virginia: 1. 32.1-92.1.Funding of certain abortions where pregnancy results from rape or i...
Certifying Physician: Physician, who holds a current license to practice medicine in the state of Virginia that has conducted a physical examination and appropriate tests of the applicant and based...Incest: Incest as defined in the Code of Virginia 18.2-366means a person who commits adultery or fornication with any person whom he or she is forbidden by law to marry.Patient Applicant: Patient requesting payment for abortion services under Code of Virginia 32.1-92.1; Code of Virginia § 32.1-92.2.Providers of Abortion Services: A general hospital or other provider that is providing abortion services for the Patient Applicant.Jan 27, 2023 · Jan. 27, 2023, 12:21 AM UTC / Source: The Associated Press. By The Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va. — In a series of key votes Thursday, Virginia Senate Democrats defeated several bills that would...
Explanation (This amendment provides that no expenditures from general or nongeneral fund sources out of any appropriation by the General Assembly may be expended for abortion services unless otherwise required by federal law.)
Sep 30, 2019 · September 30, 2019. Today, a federal district court ruled on four Virginia laws that have impeded abortion access for years and made it difficult for abortion clinics to stay open in the state. The decision comes after a two-week trial earlier this year in Richmond, Virginia.
