SB278 Virginia Abortion Care & Gender-Affirming Health Care Protection Act; established, civil penalties.

↑Expands abortion access model confidence 90%

Prohibits extradition and summons for witnesses in out-of-state prosecutions related to abortion care lawful in Virginia, and bars law-enforcement cooperation or information-sharing on such care, so more legal access to abortion across state lines.

The summons of a witness to testify in the prosecution or a grand jury investigation in another state is prohibited if such prosecution or grand jury investigation is related to the provision, receipt, attempted provision or receipt, assistance in the provision or receipt, or attempted assistance in the provision or receipt of protected health care activity as defined in §32.1-377.

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↑Expands abortion access model confidence 85%

Establishes state policy protecting provision, receipt, and assistance with abortion care lawful in Virginia; creates civil actions against abusive litigation from other states based on such care; bars law-enforcement investigations or data-sharing on it; and waives immunity for equitable relief, so

It is the policy of the Commonwealth that all persons are entitled to provide, receive, and help others provide or receive abortion care and gender-affirming health care services not prohibited under the laws of the Commonwealth, and that such provision, receipt, and assistance is not diminished, chilled, or infringed by public or private actors.

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↑Expands transgender recognition & access model confidence 90%

Establishes state policy protecting provision, receipt, and assistance with gender-affirming care lawful in Virginia; creates civil actions against abusive litigation from other states based on such care; bars law-enforcement investigations or data-sharing on it (including menstrual health data); wa

It is the policy of the Commonwealth that all persons are entitled to provide, receive, and help others provide or receive abortion care and gender-affirming health care services not prohibited under the laws of the Commonwealth, and that such provision, receipt, and assistance is not diminished, chilled, or infringed by public or private actors.

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↑Expands transgender recognition & access model confidence 80%

Bars law-enforcement officers from investigating, arresting, detaining, or sharing information related to gender-affirming care or menstrual health data, and allows civil suits for declaratory/injunctive relief, so greater legal protection and access for transgender people.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no law-enforcement officer acting in the Commonwealth or employed by the Commonwealth or any of its localities or political subdivisions may investigate, arrest, or detain any person, seek the issuance of a warrant, or otherwise assist in or provide support for any investigation regarding either the provision or receipt of abortion care or gender-affirming care not prohibited under the laws of the Commonwealth or any person's menstrual health data.

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