Bill Text: VA SJR2 | 2020 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Constitutional amendment; personal reproductive liberty (first reference).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-21 - Continued to 2021 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) [SJR2 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-SJR2-Prefiled.html
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, a majority of the members elected to each house agreeing, That the following amendment to the Constitution of Virginia be, and the same hereby is, proposed and referred to the General Assembly at its first regular session held after the next general election of members of the House of Delegates for its concurrence in conformity with the provisions of Section 1 of Article XII of the Constitution of Virginia, namely:
Amend the Constitution of Virginia by adding in Article I a section numbered 18 as follows:
Section 18. Personal Reproductive Liberty.
That an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy is central to the enjoyment of life and liberty and shall not be denied or infringed upon unless justified by a compelling interest of the Commonwealth and achieved by the least restrictive means.
