{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-74.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-74.1","heading":"Abortion, etc., when necessary to save life of woman","body":"In the event it is necessary for a licensed physician to terminate a human pregnancy or assist in the termination of a human pregnancy by performing an abortion or causing a miscarriage on any woman in order to save her life, in the opinion of the physician so performing the abortion or causing the miscarriage, §§ 18.2-71, 18.2-73 and 18.2-74 shall not be applicable.Code 1950, § 18.1-62.3; 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/18.2-74.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"448436c1551e00f9663adcdbc3f412e45836747bf08625b265eb10c4b0168659","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-74","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-74.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}