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?
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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?
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About this measure
Question 1 reached the Virginia ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).
Wording above follows the certified ballot language; The Ballot Brief does not take positions on measures.