{"data":{"id":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-9493","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"18 V.S.A. § 9493","heading":"Purpose and policy","body":"(a) The State of Vermont recognizes the fundamental right of every individual to choose or refuse contraception or sterilization.\n(b) The State of Vermont recognizes the fundamental right of every individual who becomes pregnant to choose to carry a pregnancy to term, to give birth to a child, or to have an abortion.","path":["Title 18: Health","Chapter 223: Reproductive Rights","Subchapter 001: FREEDOM OF CHOICE ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/223/09493","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:03Z","sha256":"6aad07b5a445d13c98aed63ed77c70f7a83318fdabe43fdaae16ddb5f713572f","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-9492","next":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-9494"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}