Current Policy
What Our Representatives are Saying
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D)
In 2020, McClellan’s Reproductive Health Protection Act was enacted. She proudly announced, “Abortion is legal. It is more accessible than it has been before, and we’re going to keep it that way.”
Rep. Delores Oats (R)
"Abortion is legal in Virginia. No Republican rollback has passed. No restrictions enacted. No bans loom."
Rep. Tran Kathy (D)
“Abortion is currently legal in Virginia, and I will never give up the fight to keep Virginia a safe haven for abortion care.”
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Currently in VA
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2025 Legislation:
In 2025, multiple bills were passed that expanded Maternal Health care and services that are available to pregnant women and post-partum women as well. This effort is ongoing in the legislature and public programs.
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1279
Implements standardized protocols for identifying and responding to obstetric emergencies.
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1614
Amends State plan for medical assistance services and postpartum doula care.
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1923
Requires insurance whose policies or contracts cover services that may be legally performed by a licensed midwife to provide equal coverage.
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1976
Clarifies that remote patient monitoring services for high-risk pregnant patients include pregnant patients with maternal diabetes and maternal hypertension.
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2109
Reestablishment the Task Force on Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures.
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2446
Directs the Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign, develop and distribute educational materials, and create an online resource hub focused on perinatal and postpartum depression>
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2539
Amends the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment for comprehensive dental care services for pregnant women.
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1384
Allows every birthing person to have a companion in addition to a partner or spouse.
2026 Legislation
Already in 2026, our legislature is working to continue to provide safe options for reproductive health. Here are few of the bills introduced this year:
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB336
Establishes the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team to develop and implement procedures to ensure that fetal and infant deaths occurring in the Commonwealth are analyzed in a systematic way.
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB622
Permits advanced practice registered nurses who practiced autonomously for at least three years as part of either military service or employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs to practice without a practice agreement.
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB652
Directs the several health departments to convene a work group to evaluate the Commonwealth's response to parental prenatal and postnatal substance use.
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1353
Convenes a work group to evaluate the feasibility of a statewide maternal health safety initiative.
- https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SJ56
Designates March 14, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Black Midwives Day in Virginia.