Saturday, October 11, 2008
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SB542: Public schools; abortion services prohibited.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-7.1 as follows:
§ 22.1-7.1. Abortion services in public schools prohibited.
No public school division, or its employees or agents, shall provide abortion services, or permit a person or entity to offer, sponsor, or furnish any course materials or instruction relating to human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases to its students if such person or entity is a provider of abortion services.
For the purposes of this section, "abortion services" means (i) performing, inducing, or assisting in the performance or inducing of an abortion that is not necessary to save the life of the mother; (ii) encouraging a patient to have an abortion or referring a patient for an abortion that is not necessary to save the life of the mother; or (iii) developing or dispensing drugs, chemicals, or devices intended to be used to induce an abortion that is not necessary to save the life of the mother.
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