Current Version
| Region | Virginia |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Apr 9, 2012 |
| End Date | 2015 |
| Description | There is no specific exclusion for same-sex couples. It is legal, however, to deny adoption based on religious grounds. |
| Sources | http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/63.2-1709.3 |
Revision History (5)
edited by tsusamu
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| End Date | (NONE) | 2015 |
edited by RadioAndrea
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| Sources | http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+ful+CHAP0690 | http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/63.2-1709.3 |
Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "3/3/2020
https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2020/march/headline-852924-en.html
Department of Health Professions; conversion therapy prohibited. Prohibits any health care provider or person who performs counseling as part of his training for any profession licensed by a regulatory board of the Department of Health Professions from engaging in conversion therapy, as defined in the bill, with any person under 18 years of age and provides that such counseling constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for disciplinary action. The bill provides that no state funds shall be expended for the purpose of conducting conversion therapy with a person under 18 years of age, referring a person under 18 years of age for conversion therapy, or extending health benefits coverage for conversion therapy with a person under 18 years of age."
edited by imullin01
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| End Date | Oct 7, 2014 | (NONE) |
edited by vviet93
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| End Date | (NONE) | Oct 7, 2014 |
created by RadioAndrea
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Apr 9, 2012 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | There is no specific exclusion for same-sex couples. It is legal, however, to deny adoption based on religious grounds. |
| Sources | http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+ful+CHAP0690 |