Virginia
Religious Liberty Ranking:
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26
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
State Capitol,
Richmond, VA
State Scorecard
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2024 measures each state across 39 items that form 16 safeguards. The potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2024, select any of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.
Absentee Voting: Yes
General Health-Care
Open-Ended Conscience Provision
Abortion Refusal
Individual Providers
Private Hospitals
Public Hospitals
Civil Immunity
Criminal Immunity
Preclude Govt. Action
Not Limited in Emergency
Sterilization Refusal
Individual Providers
Private Hospitals
Public Hospitals
Civil Immunity
Criminal Immunity
Preclude Govt. Action
Contraceptive Refusal
Individual Providers
Private Hospitals
Public Hospitals
Civil Immunity
Criminal Immunity
Preclude Govt. Action
Healthcare Insurance Mandates
Contraceptives
Abortion
Sterilization
Religious Entities
Organization Refusal
Explicit Protection of Tax-Exempt Status
Explicit Protection Beyond Tax-Exempt Status
Public Officials
Recusal Allowed
For-Profit Business
Nonparticipation Permitted
Clergy
Refusal Allowed
Provisions for Religious Ceremonial Life
Confidential/Penitential Communication Excepted
Ceremonial Use of Alcohol by Minors
Furnishment Permitted
Consumption Permitted
Houses of Worship
Protected from Closing
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Yes
Childhood Immunization Requirements
Religious or Philosophical Exemptions
Excused Absences from School
Religious Observance
Religious Instruction
Excused Absences from Public Colleges and Universities
Religious Observance
