Virginia Question 1 (Right to reproductive freedom) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Ballot question as certified by the Department of Elections: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to (i) protect the freedom to make personal decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion, miscarriage management, and fertility care; (ii) protect doctors, nurses, and patients from being punished for these decisions; and (iii) allow for restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient's health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive?
What a yes or no vote means
Read the certified ballot question
Ballot question as certified by the Department of Elections: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to (i) protect the freedom to make personal decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion, miscarriage management, and fertility care; (ii) protect doctors, nurses, and patients from being punished for these decisions; and (iii) allow for restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient's health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive?
How Question 1 reached the ballot
Question 1 reached the Virginia ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).
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