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  • Virginia Senate Joint Resolution
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Nov 20, 2023
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).

Abstract

Constitutional amendment (first reference);fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides that everyindividual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom andthat the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about allmatters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, orotherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified bya compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictivemeans. The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action against an individualfor exercising the individual's right to reproductive freedom orfor aiding another individual in the exercise of such right, unlessjustified by a compelling state interest.

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Jan 16, 2024

Senate

Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)

Nov 20, 2023

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100511D

Senate

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

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