{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-32.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-32.1","heading":"Murder of a pregnant woman; penalty","body":"The willful and deliberate killing of a pregnant woman without premeditation by one who knows that the woman is pregnant and has the intent to cause the involuntary termination of the woman's pregnancy without a live birth shall be punished by a term of imprisonment of not less than ten years nor more than forty years.1997, c. 709.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 4. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON","Article 1. HOMICIDE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-32.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"e3dfa39e22e242373fa018923758a0aa4eced01ffede3eb51f878106816faede","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-32","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-32.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}