HR 28 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Reproductive freedom; Speaker of the House of Delegates to order a study of legal effects.

Summary
Directing the Speaker of the House of Delegates to order a study of the legal effects and consequences of a constitutional amendment enshrining a right to reproductive freedom. Directsthe Speaker of the House of Delegates to order a study of the legaleffects and consequences of a constitutional amendment enshrininga right to reproductive freedom, including whether the phrase "Thisright to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all mattersrelated to one's pregnancy shall not be denied, burdened, or infringedupon...." would constitutionally protect abortion throughout allof pregnancy, create a constitutional right for the parents of adead child to sell such child's body parts, and legally permit partialbirth infanticide, born-alive murder, child pornography, sexual assault, and any other crime so long as the umbilical cord and placenta arestill attached to both the mother and the child.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 19, 2024 Last action Feb 13, 2024
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Jan 19, 2024
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Jan 19, 2024
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