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Code of Virginia
Title 32.1. Health
Chapter 22. Contraception
7/4/2026

§ 32.1-384. Applicability.

A. Neither the Commonwealth nor any locality may administer, implement, or enforce any law, rule, regulation, standard, or other provision having the force and effect of law in a manner that:

1. Prohibits or restricts the sale, provision, or use of any contraceptives.

2. Prohibits or restricts any person from aiding another person in obtaining any contraceptives or utilizing any contraceptive methods.

3. Exempts any contraceptives approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from any other generally applicable law in a way that would make it more difficult to sell, provide, obtain, or use such contraceptives or contraceptive methods.

B. An individual or entity that is subject to a law, regulation, or policy that violates this chapter may raise this section as a defense to any cause of action against the individual or entity.

2026, cc. 524, 525.

The chapters of the acts of assembly referenced in the historical citation at the end of this section may not constitute a comprehensive list of such chapters and may exclude chapters whose provisions have expired.