Virginia Statutes
§ 54.1-2974 — Sterilization operations for persons 18 years or older capable of informed consent
Virginia § 54.1-2974
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 54.1PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Subtitle IIIPROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Ch. 29MEDICINE AND OTHER HEALING ARTS
Art. 7SEXUAL STERILIZATION
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2974 (2026).
Text
It shall be lawful for any physician licensed by the Board of Medicine to perform a vasectomy, salpingectomy, or other surgical sexual sterilization procedure on any person 18 years of age or older who has the capacity to give informed consent, when so requested in writing by such person. Prior to or at the time of such request, a full, reasonable, and comprehensible medical explanation as to the meaning and consequences of such an operation and as to alternative methods of contraception shall be given by the physician to the person requesting the operation.
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Legislative History
1981, c. 454, § 54-325.9; 1988, c. 765; 2013, c. 671.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 54.1-100.1
Department of Commerce continued as Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation§ 54.1-1000
Repealed§ 54.1-108
Disclosure of official records§ 54.1-109
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