by Ed Whelan
The voter referendum would allow abortion up to birth, abolish parental consent, and more.
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Beginning next week and running through Election Day, Virginia’s citizens will vote on whether to approve Amendment 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would protect a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom.”
Contrary to what sponsors of the amendment have claimed, Amendment 1 would do far more than write into the state constitution the broad protections for abortion that already exist in state statutes. Rather, Amendment 1 would:
About the Author
Ed Whelan holds the Antonin Scalia Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and is a regular contributor to National Review’s Bench Memos blog.
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Beginning next week and running through Election Day, Virginia’s citizens will vote on whether to approve Amendment 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would protect a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom.”
Contrary to what sponsors of the amendment have claimed, Amendment 1 would do far more than write into the state constitution the broad protections for abortion that already exist in state statutes. Rather, Amendment 1 would:
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About the Author
Ed Whelan holds the Antonin Scalia Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and is a regular contributor to National Review’s Bench Memos blog.
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