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VA Constitutional Amendments and House of Delegate Elections: The Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment is a proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution that would establish a right to “reproductive freedom,” defined as the “right to make and effectuate one’s own decisions about all matters related to one’s pregnancy.”  By clicking on the link above, you can find the full text of the amendment, Senate Joint Resolution No. 247, House Joint Resolution 1, and the breakdown of the vote in each chamber.  

The constitutional amendment process in Virginia requires four steps. Here’s the full process:

1. A simple majority of both the state House and Senate approves an amendment.
2. There must be an election for the state House (all 100 House seats are up for election this November.)
3. A simple majority of both the state House and Senate approves an amendment for a second time.  This attempt will be made in January or February of 2026.
4. Voters decide on an amendment in a statewide election.  It only requires a majority vote to be added to the state constitution.  This would occur sometime in 2026 likely coinciding with next fall’s midterm federal elections.  

The proposed amendments have all completed the first step. A governor cannot veto an amendment.

Currently, Virginia allows abortions into the third trimester, with restrictions.  That will no longer be the case under this amendment. Babies who survive an abortion attempt will no longer have the legal protection of reasonable, life-saving care currently required by Virginia law.  Abortionists will be legally allowed to deliver the baby and let it die on a medical table if it survives the abortion process. Further, rights of parents to know about or consent to their teenage daughters’ invasive abortion surgery will be eliminated.

“Reproductive Freedom” is an umbrella term not limited to women.  Men, women, and minors would also have a right to sterilization and therefore “transgender” surgery. One of the other constitutional amendments is on codifying same-sex marriage.  It is also destructive to our society, but for different reasons.  Please vote for the delegate who will protect life.  We will keep you posted as the process unfolds next year.