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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session
HB2563Assisted conception; certain medical treatments, written contract required.
Direction
Abortionpersonhood ivfAI label
↓Restricts abortion accessmodel confidence 70%
Requires a written contract between genetic parents for disposition of embryos created by IVF, including in cases of death, incarceration or divorce, which imposes new legal requirements on the IVF process.
Prior to beginning the in vitro fertilization process, the genetic parents, if known to each other, shall enter into a written contract stipulating to the disposition of any embryo created for the intended use in such process.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new requirement for a written contract on embryo disposition prior to IVF (including for death, incarceration, or divorce), which adds regulatory steps to the IVF process and treats embryos as entities requiring stipulated control, consistent with personhood-ivf RESTRICTS. It also includes an explicit protection against any prohibition or limitation on access to IVF and assisted conception, which is personhood-ivf EXPANDS. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
Related bills
HB328Health insurance; essential health benefits benchmark plan selection.↑Expands abortion access↑Expands abortion access Law
HB1398Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report.↓Restricts abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Died (session ended)
HB531Abortion; born alive infant, treatment and care, penalty.↓Restricts abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Died (session ended)
HB1389Health insurance; coverage for standard fertility preservation procedures.↑Expands abortion access↑Expands abortion access Died (session ended)
Hearings and calendar
2025-01-21 08:30 · Hearing · House Health and Human Services Committee Hearing House Committee Room C - 206