Murder of a pregnant woman; penalty

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-32.1
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The willful and deliberate killing of a pregnant woman without premeditation by one who knows that the woman is pregnant and has the intent to cause the involuntary termination of the woman's pregnancy without a live birth shall be punished by a term of imprisonment of not less than ten years nor more than forty years. 1997, c. 709 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-32.1/Fetched: 10/16/2026

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