Abortion in the United States Virgin Islands is legal on request up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, and afterwards only in cases that endanger the life or health of the mother.
Abortion is allowed in the United States Virgin Islands on request up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, and afterwards only in cases that endanger the life or health of the mother.
Abortion may only be performed by a licensed physician, and after 12 weeks of pregnancy only by a surgeon or gynecologist at a hospital.
[3] Pregnant women in the U.S. Virgin Islands were at risk of getting the Zika virus, which causes major fetal defects.
[4] As of 1994, the U.S. Virgin Islands included family planning services as part of their Medicaid program.