If Virginia passes the proposed amendment on reproductive health, what happens to the state’s laws on abortion? Here’s what legal experts say.
Source Scout · Cardinal News reports: ' + jQuery(" ").text(title).html() + ' Serving Southwest and Southside Virginia Virginians will have the opportunity to change the commonwealth’s constitution three times this fall. But what happens if a constitutional amendment passed by voters could be considered at odds with current state statute?. Opponents to Ballot Question 1, the proposed constitutional amendment regarding access to reproductive healthcare, have alleged that the amendment would invalidate standing statutes regarding parental consent, third-trimester abortions and healthcare for infants born after an abortion procedure.
▶If Virginia passes the proposed amendment on reproductive health, what happens to the state’s laws on abortion? Here’s what legal experts say.Video supplied with this report