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§ 18.2-32.2 Killing a fetus; penalty

A. Any person who unlawfully, willfully, deliberately, maliciously and with premeditation kills the fetus of another is guilty of a Class 2 felony.

B. Any person who unlawfully, willfully, deliberately and maliciously kills the fetus of another is guilty of a felony punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for not less than five nor more than 40 years.

History

This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1023 and 1026 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.

2004, cc. 1023, 1026.

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Amendment Attempts

HB1631: Feticide; penalty. (failed)

HB686: Killing the fetus of another; manslaughter, penalties. (failed)

HB744: Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties. (failed)

SB122: Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties. (failed)

SB155: Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties.

HB1954: Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties. (failed)

SB1225: Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties. (failed)

HB1202: Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties. (failed)

HB1714: Assault and battery; serious bodily injury; penalty. (failed)

HB1773: Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions; firearm-related offense; felony conviction while a prisoner. (failed)

HB2192: Enhanced earned sentence credits; repeals four-level classification system. (failed)

HB2310: Use of communications system to expose sexual or genital parts to a child; penalty. (passed)

HB2456: Discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; violent felony offenses. (failed)

HB2485: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties. (failed)

HB2491: Assault and battery; serious bodily injury, penalty. (failed)

HB2576: Geriatric prisoners; conditional release. (failed)

SB970: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties. (failed)

SB1071: Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions, felony drug offenses. (failed)

SB1080: Earned sentence credits; inchoate offenses, concurrent and consecutive sentences. (failed)

HB244: Robbery; conforms certain provisions of Code to degrees of robbery offenses.

HB251: Assault and battery; creates Class 6 felony for serious bodily injury. (failed)

HB642: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report. (failed)

HB1162: State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training. (failed)

HB1326: Geriatric prisoners; conditional release, Parole Board shall promulgate regulations.

SB209: Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.

SB542: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report.

SB671: Cannabis control; retail market; penalties.

SB826: Marijuana; creates framework for retail sales.