Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-32.1 — Murder of a pregnant woman; penalty
Virginia § 18.2-32.1
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 4CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
Art. 1HOMICIDE
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-32.1 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
1997, c. 709.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 18.2-32.1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-32.1.