Virginia § 32.1-134 - Family planning information in hospitals providing maternity care
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 32.1-134 — Family planning information in hospitals providing maternity care, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32.1-134. Family planning information in hospitals providing maternity care
Every hospital providing maternity care shall, prior to releasing each maternity patient, make available to such patient family planning information and a list of family planning clinics located in the Commonwealth, unless medically contraindicated; provided, however, that any such hospital operated under the auspices of a religious institution objecting to distributing lists of family planning clinics on religious grounds shall not be required to distribute them. Such information and lists may include, but need not be limited to, such information and lists as shall be furnished by the Department.
Code 1950, § 32-154; 1960, c. 248; 1977, c. 680; 1978, c. 162; 1979, c. 711.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32.1-134 ("Family planning information in hospitals providing maternity care") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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