Virginia Bill Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
A bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with few exceptions, has been introduced to the Virginia House of Delegates.
The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, or HB 1473, would make it a felony to perform or attempt to perform an abortion after 20 weeks.
"No penalty may be assessed against the woman upon whom the abortion is performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced," the bill supported by members of the Virginia House GOP says.
The law allows for an exception if the life of the mother is at risk, or if there is "serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function."
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