{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-71","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-71","heading":"Producing abortion or miscarriage, etc.; penalty","body":"Except as provided in other sections of this article, if any person administer to, or cause to be taken by a woman, any drug or other thing, or use means, with intent to destroy her unborn child, or to produce abortion or miscarriage, and thereby destroy such child, or produce such abortion or miscarriage, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.Code 1950, § 18.1-62; 1960, c. 358; 1970, c. 508; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 4. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON","Article 9. ABORTION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-71/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"4280802e437c3a182436dfff0883aa48a57cb39b05ed059df309c282c776289a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-68","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-71.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}