Bill Text: VA HB492 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled

Virginia House Bill 492 (Prior Session Legislation)

Prefiled

Bill Title: Pregnant woman; coercion related to birth of child prohibited.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-16 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB492 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB492-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 492 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 8, 2016 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-2973.1, relating to coercion of pregnant woman prohibited. ---------- Patron-- McClellan ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-2973.1 as follows:

§54.1-2973.1. Coercion of pregnant woman prohibited.

No practitioner of the healing arts shall make any attempt or take any action intended to coerce a pregnant woman regarding options related to the birth of her child, including consenting to surgical interventions related to the birth of her child.