Virginia Question 1: Constitutional reproductive freedom
Virginia · Constitutional amendment · Health · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would establish a fundamental right covering reproductive decisions and protect people receiving or voluntarily assisting that care. Restrictions would need a narrowly defined compelling health interest. Third-trimester abortion regulation would remain possible, with exceptions for the patient’s life or physical or mental health and for a nonviable fetus.
What applies now
Virginia’s constitution does not expressly establish a right to reproductive freedom. Existing health-care statutes and other legal protections still apply.
If yes / for
Add the reproductive-freedom protections and stated exceptions.
If no / against
Leave the state constitution without this new provision.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
January 1, 2027, if approved.
Passage rule
A majority of votes cast on the amendment.
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