{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-73","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-73","heading":"When abortion lawful during second trimester of pregnancy","body":"Notwithstanding any of the provisions of § 18.2-71 and in addition to the provisions of § 18.2-72, it shall be lawful for any physician licensed by the Board of Medicine to practice medicine and surgery, to terminate or attempt to terminate a human pregnancy or aid or assist in the termination of a human pregnancy by performing an abortion or causing a miscarriage on any woman during the second trimester of pregnancy and prior to the third trimester of pregnancy provided such procedure is performed in a hospital licensed by the State Department of Health or operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.1975, cc. 14, 15; 2009, cc. 813, 840.","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/18.2-73/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"e185a2f1b0442233ae1d35ece0ef59df0c6ade63c2259f71d2be60c1766403b0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-72","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}