- Virginia Women’s Wellness
Is Abortion 100% Legal in Virginia? Is It Completely Legal for Me to Travel to Virginia for an Abortion?
Yes, and yes. Abortion is legal in Virginia, and our care is 100% legal under Virginia law, through 27 weeks and 6 days. It is also legal for an adult to travel here from any state for an abortion: no state has made it a crime to travel for legal care, and Virginia law governs your care here. Three situations, listed below, are worth a call first.
Key Facts
- Is abortion 100% legal in Virginia? : Yes, by statute.
- Is it legal to travel here from another state for an abortion? : Yes, from every state. No state has made it a crime to travel for legal care
- Do other states’ bans apply to me here? : No. Your care happens in Virginia, under Virginia law, by Virginia-licensed clinicians
- Has anyone been prosecuted for coming to a clinic like ours? : We know of no case of a woman prosecuted for receiving care at a licensed clinic in a state where abortion is legal
- Waiting period in Virginia : None
- Do you perform late-term abortions? : Yes. Through 27 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy
- Call us first, if : You are under 18; on probation, parole, or pretrial release; or someone is monitoring or threatening you
- Free legal advice : If/When/How Repro Legal Helpline: 844-868-2812
Is Abortion 100% Legal in Virginia?
Yes. Abortion is legal in Virginia under the Code of Virginia, and every service we provide is legal here: the abortion pill, in-clinic procedures, second-trimester care through 27 weeks and 6 days, and telehealth for women who are in Virginia. Our care is provided by Virginia-licensed clinicians, in Virginia, under Virginia law. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Virginia’s law did not change, and abortion remains legal here today.
Virginia also has fewer hurdles than its neighbors:
- No waiting period. Virginia repealed its 24-hour waiting period in 2020, along with its mandatory pre-abortion ultrasound and state-scripted counseling. Most care here is completed in one visit. North Carolina, by comparison, requires 72 hours between visits, and several other nearby states require a 24-hour waiting period.
- Telehealth is legal. for women physically in Virginia during their visit. You don’t have to be a resident. Telehealth Abortion in Virginia
- Licensed clinicians. Care is provided board-certified clinicians who are fully licensed in Virginia.
Is it Completely Legal for me to Leave my State and Travel to Virginia for an Abortion?
Yes. It is legal to leave your state and come to Virginia for an abortion — by car, plane, or bus, from any state.
No State has made it a Crime to Travel for Legal Care.
The Constitution protects the right to travel between states. In the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe, Justice Kavanaugh wrote separately that a state may not bar its residents from traveling to another state for an abortion. And even the three states now suing in the Supreme Court to overturn other states’ abortion shield laws say in their own filing that their case “does not address” women who travel to another state to receive an abortion.
Your home State’s ban Doesn’t Follow you Here.
The abortion bans in Southern states are bans in those states only. Your care happens here. In Virginia, where Virginia law, and only Virginia law, applies. If you travel here from Florida or Georgia or Texas or Alabama, or any other state, your home state’s laws don’t follow you into Virginia. Once you cross the state line and enter Virginia, your home state’s abortion bans or restrictions don’t follow over into Virginia. An abortion at Virginia Women’s Wellness is 100% legal, provided by Virginia-licensed clinicians, under Virginia law.
We know of no case of a woman prosecuted for coming to a legal clinic in a state where abortion is legal.
The criminal cases reported since 2022 have almost all involved pregnancies that ended at home in a state with a ban — not women who traveled to a legal clinic. If you live in a state with a ban, receiving care in person from licensed clinicians in a state where it is legal is the most legally protected way to end a pregnancy.
Are there Situations where I should check First?
Yes — three. In each, we can still help; the point is to plan it correctly.
If you are Under 18.
Virginia requires parental consent in person or by notarized statement, or a court order through a confidential process called judicial bypass. Some states have also tried to restrict adults who help minors travel for an abortion. Call us before you travel and we’ll walk through your situation confidentially.
If you are on Probation, Parole, or Pretrial Release.
You may need permission to leave your state for any reason, including medical care. Don’t travel without it. Call the free legal helpline first; denials can be challenged.
If Someone is Monitoring or Threatening You.
Your safety comes first. Tell us when you call; we plan around this, and our privacy practices are built for it.
What about the People who Help me?
A partner, friend, or family member who drives you here or comes with you is helping an adult travel for legal care. Courts that have examined attempts to punish people who help adults travel for abortion have blocked them. [see Yellowhammer Fund v. Marshall (M.D. Ala. 2025)] If the person helping you has questions, the free helpline answers those too.
Where can I Get Free Legal Advice?
- If/When/How Repro Legal Helpline: 844-868-2812 — free, confidential legal advice about abortion, travel, and your rights, from any state, before or after care. https://ifwhenhow.org/
- Pregnancy Justice — support for anyone facing investigation or charges related to a pregnancy outcome. https://www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/
Calling a lawyer is not a sign you’re doing something wrong. It’s what informed people do.
What is on the Virginia ballot on November 3, 2026?
Question 1 asks Virginia voters whether to add a right to reproductive freedom to the Virginia Constitution. If it passes, the protections in Virginia’s statutes would also be in the state constitution, which the legislature cannot change on its own. [Update the week of November 3 with the result.] Whatever the result, abortion is legal in Virginia today, and our care continues.
Why Women from across the South Choose Virginia Women’s Wellness
- 100% legal care, by Virginia-licensed clinicians, under Virginia law.
- 15 miles from North Carolina — for many women in the South, the closest provider at their stage of pregnancy.
- One visit, no waiting period — often a day trip, with no hotel.
- Care through 27 weeks and 6 days, later than any other clinic in our area.
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- FAQ’s
Questions Women Ask
Is abortion legal in Virginia in 2026?
Yes. Abortion is legal in Virginia, with no waiting period, and Virginia Women’s Wellness provides care through 27 weeks and 6 days.
Is it legal to travel to Virginia for an abortion?
Yes, it is legal to travel to Virginia for an abortion from any state. No state has made it a crime to travel for legal care, Southern states with abortion bans or restrictions have never, that we know of, prosecuted a woman for receiving care at a legal clinic in a state where abortion is allowed.
Can my home state punish me for an abortion in Virginia?
Your care happens in Virginia under Virginia law, and Southern state bans are written to apply to abortions that occur in their home state. They do not have jurisdiction over another state, such as Virginia. For advice about your specific situation, call the free helpline: 844-868-2812.
Do I have to be a Virginia resident?
No. Women from any state may receive in-person care in Virginia. For telehealth, you must be physically inside the state line of Virginia during your visit, but you don’t have to be a resident.
Will Virginia tell my home state about my abortion?
No. We don’t volunteer information to anyone, and Virginia law limits cooperation with out-of-state investigations into care that is legal here.
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Reviewed by the Virginia Women’s Wellness clinical team board-certified physicians and licensed advanced practice clinicians providing abortion care since 1997. Last updated October 20, 2026
Sources
Code of Virginia §§ 18.2-72 to 18.2-76 and § 54.1-3303; Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022) (Kavanaugh, J., concurring); Bill of Complaint, Louisiana v. New York, No. ___, Original (U.S. filed Sept. 30, 2026), n.9; Virginia Department of Elections, 2026 proposed constitutional amendments; If/When/How Repro Legal Helpline.
This page is educational and is not a substitute for individual medical advice.