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Richmond resident Amanda Pittman, a reproductive freedom advocate and volunteer abortion doula, explains her yes vote on Virginia's proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee reproductive freedom, including abortion care and contraception. She emphasizes the importance of protecting these rights in Virginia to ensure patients and doctors, not politicians, make reproductive decisions and to secure access to care for future generations.

Virginia's General Assembly approved three constitutional amendments for statewide referendums on reproductive rights, automatic restoration of voting rights for felons, and marriage equality, with votes occurring in the House and Senate in January 2025 and 2026 respectively. The amendments will appear on the ballot likely on November 3, 2026, allowing Virginia voters to decide on codifying abortion access and contraception rights, restoring voting rights automatically after felony sentences, and affirming marriage equality by repealing a ban on same-sex unions.

Virginia lawmakers plan to vote on a constitutional amendment that would guarantee a fundamental right to abortion and protect reproductive freedom, including regulating third-trimester abortions under specific medical conditions. With Democratic majorities in both chambers and strong public support, the amendment is likely to pass and be placed on the ballot for voter approval, maintaining Virginia's status as the only Southern state without abortion restrictions since the Dobbs decision.

Abigail Spanberger, a reproductive rights supporter, was elected governor of Virginia with over 57% of the vote and pledged to protect abortion access and reproductive health care in the state. Democrats also expanded their majority in the Virginia House of Delegates, increasing the likelihood of advancing the Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment to protect abortion, contraception, and IVF rights.