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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session
HB2562Abortion; treatment of a nonviable pregnancy.
Direction
AbortionexceptionsAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 90%
Adds an explicit exception allowing termination of a nonviable pregnancy (including ectopic or failed intrauterine) when failure to treat would likely cause death or substantially impair the woman's physical health, so more legal access to abortion in those circumstances.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to apply to the treatment of a nonviable pregnancy when, pursuant to reasonable standards of care, failure to treat such nonviable pregnancy by terminating the pregnancy or attempting to terminate the pregnancy by performing an abortion or inducing a miscarriage is likely to result in the death of the woman or would substantially and irremediably impair the physical health of the woman.
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Abortionbans gestational limitsAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Defines "nonviable pregnancy" (including ectopic and failed intrauterine pregnancies) and carves it out from the general abortion prohibition, clarifying that such cases are not treated as producing abortion or miscarriage under the criminal statute.
For the purposes of this section, "nonviable pregnancy" means a pregnancy that cannot result in a live-born infant, including an ectopic pregnancy or failed intrauterine pregnancy.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Virginia's criminal abortion statute (§ 18.2-71) by adding a new exception for treatment of nonviable pregnancies (explicitly including ectopic and failed intrauterine pregnancies) when necessary to prevent death or substantial physical health impairment, and defines the term. This expands legal access to abortion by broadening the exception and clarifying that such treatments are not criminal. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
Related bills
HB1398Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report.↑Expands abortion access Passed one chamber
HB1398Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report.↓Restricts abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Died (session ended)
SB449Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom(submitting to qualified voters).↑Expands abortion access↑Expands abortion access Law
SB548Abortion; born alive infant, treatment and care, penalty.↓Restricts abortion access=No change to abortion access Died (session ended)