Abortion in Virginia

Abortion pills by mail (telehealth)

Telehealth providers that ship abortion pills into Virginia, from the clinic database:

• A Safe ChoiceShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• Abortion On DemandShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• AbuzzShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• ACWC – Abortion Pills by MailShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• Aid AccessShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants – The MAPShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• carafemShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• CARE: Clinics for Abortion and Reproductive Excellence – Abortion by MailShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• Choices RisingShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• Her Safe HarborShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• Hey JaneShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• Juniper MidwiferyShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• Pills By PostShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• SameDayAbortionPillsShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• Southern WovenShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• We Take Care of UsShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia
• Women’s Aid Center – TelehealthShips abortion pills by mail into Virginia

Protections

• The state's lawmakers have not passed protections for abortion.

Bans

• Under current law, abortion is legal to provide until after 28 weeks with some exceptions.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary for the pregnant person's health, including physical or mental health.
• It is a felony for providers to violate the state's restriction on providing an abortion, punishable by imprisonment and fines.
• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing an abortion using a specific method known as Dilation and Extraction (D&X). This is sometimes referred to as a "partial birth" abortion ban, although this term has no clinical definition.

Barriers

• The state allows multiple types of healthcare professionals, not just doctors, to provide abortions, such as physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, or other qualified medical professionals. The state may limit which types of providers can provide abortions and under what circumstances, including the abortion method or gestational age.

Minors

• State law requires healthcare professionals inside the state to meet certain requirements before providing an abortion to minors below the age of 18.
• Before providing an abortion to a minor inside the state, the state requires an abortion provider to get their parent or guardian's consent.
• Before providing an abortion to a minor inside the state, the state requires an abortion provider to notify their parent or guardian.
• The state allows a judge to excuse a minor from having to notify or get consent from their parent or guardian before having an abortion inside the state. This is referred to as "judicial bypass."
• Before providing an abortion to a minor, the state does not require an abortion provider to obtain specific documentation of their parent or guardian's consent or notification.

Telehealth

• The state allows healthcare professionals inside the state to provide medication abortion through telehealth.

Insurance

• The state allows Medicaid funds from the state to cover abortion in cases of a serious or fatal fetal diagnosis.
• The state allows Medicaid funds from the state to cover abortion when the pregnant person's physical health is endangered. This is often limited to cases when care is necessary to avert "substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function."