- Virginia Women’s Wellness
Anonymous Abortion at Virginia Women’s Wellness: How It Works
Key Facts
- Who it’s for : Adults (sworn statement of age) seeking abortion care
- Where : In person at our Virginia Beach office only - telehealth requires a real name and a Virginia pharmacy or address
- Identification required : None - no ID, no name recorded
- How you’re identified : Assigned identity (e.g., Jane Dough #343) + private PIN
- Payment : Cash only; insurance cannot be billed. Fees from $295, quoted before your visit
- When to choose it :At your first contact - it can’t be added later
- Records : Paper chart, locked cabinet, only the pseudonym name not your real name; retrievable only with your PIN
- The one exception : Hospital admission in a medical emergency
Anonymous Abortion is a program we designed from the ground up for women who need the maximum degree of privacy – women traveling from states with bans, women protecting themselves from someone who must not know, and women for whom this decision is simply no one else’s business. It works because we changed how our practice operates, not because we ask you to hide.
What does “anonymous abortion” actually mean?
A privacy policy protects a record that exists. Anonymity means the only medical record of your care uses a pseudonym, such as Jane Dough #264, and not your real name. When you choose anonymous care, your real name, ID, address, phone number, or insurance information never enters our office. Your chart – a paper chart, in a locked steel cabinet, never on any computer – carries an assigned identity instead of yours. There is nothing for a hacker to steal, nothing for an investigator to demand, and nothing for a court to compel, because the thing they would be looking for does not exist. We don’t keep your secret. We never have it.
Is anonymous care available by telehealth?
No. Anonymous care is in person only. A telehealth visit requires a name for the prescription and a Virginia pharmacy or address for pickup or delivery, so it cannot be anonymous. Women in Virginia who want telehealth still get strong privacy protections – see How We Protect Your Privacy – but women who need true anonymity must choose in-person care.
How does anonymous care work, step by step?
You choose anonymous care at the start
When you first contact us, say you want Anonymous Abortion. Anonymity is a set of procedures that begin with your very first interaction and can’t be added afterward. You can make that first call without giving us your name; questions are always free and anonymous. But when it is time to actually make an appointment you must tell us you want an Anonymous Abortion.
We never ask for identification
Like every woman at our practice, upon arrival in the office, you confirm in a signed statement, sworn under penalty of perjury, that you are 18 or older. That is the only “identity” step, and it identifies nothing but your adulthood. If you are under 18 years of age you cannot use the anonymous program because of Virginia’s parental consent requirements.
You receive an assigned identity and a PIN
You’ll be known to us by an assigned name and number something like Jane Dough #343 - for everything: your chart, your appointment, your medications, your follow-up. You’ll also receive a private PIN. That assigned identity signals to every member of our staff that you are an anonymous patient, and it changes how we handle everything about your visit.
Our protocols change around you
Unlike for ordinary patients, for Anonymous Abortion patients we do not ask for your phone number, address, email, or emergency contact. We do not confirm to anyone that you are or were a patient. We do not send mail, texts, or calls. Your paper chart is filed under your assigned identity. If you ever want a copy of your record, your PIN is the only key. Give us your pseudonym and PIN and we’ll give you a copy of your medical record. Without it, no one can retrieve your record - not a stranger, not an official, and not us. Write down your pseudonym and PIN and keep it somewhere safe that only you control; we cannot recover it. That is by design.
You receive the same care as every woman here
Anonymity changes the paperwork, not the medicine. Same clinicians, same standards, same safety.
Why can’t I just use a fake name at any clinic?
What are the rules and limits of anonymous care?
- Payment is in cash : Insurance cannot be billed without your real identity, and we verify the identity of anyone paying by card to protect against fraud — which is why cards can’t be used for anonymous care. Fees for abortion start at $295 and are listed on our [Fees page]; bring exact payment, and call ahead if you’d like to discuss what your visit will cost. There is an additional $35 administrative fee for Anonymous Care.
- In person, for abortion services only : The anonymous program is available only for in-person abortion care. It does not extend to telehealth or to our other services.
- Adults only : A sworn statement of age is required; the program is not available to anyone under 18.
- Decide up front : Anonymity begins with your first contact. If you start as a standard patient, we already have your information, and we can’t un-know it.
- A medical emergency is the one exception : In the rare event that you need to be admitted to a hospital, your anonymity may have to be set aside so that you can be treated safely - hospitals need to know who they are treating. Even then, you do not lose your privacy: every legal and practical protection we extend to all of our patients still covers you. Anonymity is the highest level of privacy protection available, but your safety is the one thing we place above your privacy.
Why women choose Virginia Women’s Wellness for anonymous care
We never learn your name
Not a policy, a way of practicing.
Cash pay, no insurance record
Fees from $295 quoted in advance.
An all-female clinical team
And staff trained beyond HIPAA.
One visit, no waiting period
A day trip for much of the South.
- FAQ’s
Questions Women Ask
This page describes our anonymous care program. It is not a substitute for a medical consultation. Abortion care at Virginia Women’s Wellness is provided by Virginia-licensed clinicians under Virginia and federal law.
Do I have to tell you why I want anonymous care?
What are some reasons why women choose Anonymous Abortion?
Have women in the South been arrested for having an abortion?
Yes. Lots of women. For women traveling to Virginia from southern states, even though they have broken no laws at all, nevertheless, there is good reason that some of them fear arrest. Here is a sampling of news reports of women in the South being arrested for having abortions:
The organization Pregnancy Justice found that “in the first two years after Dobbs, prosecutors initiated at least 412 cases charging pregnant people with crimes related to pregnancy, pregnancy loss, or birth” see
In South Carolina, a woman has been arrested and faces criminal charges after taking the abortion pill. For more information, you can watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pya8DtUgwr0
Also in South Carolina, legislators have introduced a law to charge South Carolina women who have abortions with murder and give them the death penalty. For more information on South Carolina’s proposal to execute women for abortion, see this article:
In Georgia, a woman was charged with felony murder after taking abortion pills see
In North Carolina, a teen was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon (where the “weapon” was abortion pills) see
https://jessica.substack.com/p/north-carolina-teen-abortion-pill
In Texas, a woman was arrested, jailed, and charged with murder after taking abortion pills, see
https://abcnews.com/US/woman-abortion-pill-charged-murder-now-suing-prosecutors/story?id=112300737
In Kentucky, a woman arrested and charged with homicide after taking abortion pills see
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/02/kentucky-woman-arrest-abortion
In Florida, many years ago, a woman was charged and convicted of manslaughter for having had an abortion. See
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB2bwEfFRdI
In Alabama, the Alabama Attorney General has announced that he intends to arrest and charge any woman who takes abortion pills. see
Also, Alabama leads the nation for arresting, punishing pregnant women, according to the Alabama Reflector. See here:
To be clear: it is perfectly legal for a woman to travel to Virginia and to obtain a legal abortion in Virginia. And once a woman arrives in Virginia, then the laws of Florida or Georgia or Texas or any other state do not apply. In Virginia, Virginia law rules. And the care rendered at Virginia Women’s Wellness by board-certified, Virginia-licensed practitioners is perfectly legal. Since October 1, 2026, Virginia’s Health Care Protection Act bars Virginia courts from enforcing out-of-state subpoenas for abortion care provided here, bars Virginia police from helping other states investigate it, and bars extradition for it.
But … even though you have not broken any laws … that does not mean that an anti-abortion police investigator or prosecutor cannot try to charge you with a crime for having an abortion.
What if I forget my PIN?
Then your record cannot be retrieved – by anyone, including you. This is the trade-off that makes the protection real. Write it down and store it somewhere safe and somewhere only you control.
Is anonymous care legal?
Using a pseudonym for non-fraudulent purposes is lawful in Virginia, and our program is designed on that basis. In Virginia, you are legally permitted to use a pseudonym to identify yourself, as long as you are not doing so to commit fraud. And here, you are not using a pseudonym to perpetrate a fraud but to protect your privacy. You are not engaging in any deception (an essential element of fraud) because your medical records will state up-front that the name that you are using is a pseudonym designed to protect your privacy. Plus, you are not harming anyone else by using a pseudonym to identify yourself. We will not agree to permit you to use Anonymous Abortion if you want to use your medical insurance or use a credit card – so there is no risk of insurance fraud or credit card fraud. And Virginia hospitals will sometimes assign pseudonyms for the medical records of some patients. To comply with Virginia’s parental consent requirements, we rely upon your sworn statement of age – exactly as we do for every woman. Furthermore, the medical record accurately and faithfully details the medical care that you receive. Abortion is legal in Virginia, and traveling here for proper medical care is legal from every state. And that is still true whatever you call yourself. Your Legal Safety When Traveling
Can I get anonymous care if I’m traveling from another state?
Yes – many of our anonymous patients are from other states. Plan around cash payment and travel logistics; call us (anonymously) and we’ll help you think it through. Traveling to Virginia
Is anonymous care different medically?
No. Same clinicians, same protocols, same safety standards. When you call, we’ll confirm which of your care options can be provided anonymously.
Don’t wait — call 757-540-1595 (you never have to give your name) or book online now.