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Reproductive Freedom for All Celebrates Virginia House of Delegates Vote Advancing Constitutional Amendment to Protect Abortion Rights
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 15, 2026
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Reproductive Freedom for All Celebrates Virginia House of Delegates Vote Advancing Constitutional Amendment to Protect Abortion Rights
Washington, DC — Yesterday, in a 62-33 vote, the Virginia House of Delegates passed the Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment, a measure to enshrine Virginians’ fundamental right to reproductive health care—including abortion—in the state constitution. The amendment now advances to the Senate and, if passed, will go before Virginia voters for final approval in November.
Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju released the following statement:
“Virginia remains a critical access point for abortion care in a region devastated by state bans, and today we are one step closer to further protecting reproductive freedom in the Commonwealth. Last November proved Virginians are fired up and ready to defend their rights by electing leaders who champion reproductive freedom, and this moment is the direct result of those victories. We’re ready to do it again and take this amendment to the ballot—because when abortion is on the ballot, we win.”
In 2025, Reproductive Freedom for All launched a campaign to elect pro-reproductive freedom leaders Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi, and Attorney General Jay Jones, and secure a reproductive freedom majority in the House of Delegates with the explicit goal of advancing the constitutional amendment to protect abortion.
That campaign included a six-figure paid canvass operation, targeted ads, and a campus organizing program at Virginia Tech. Reproductive Freedom for All knocked more than 40,000 doors, made over 9,000 calls, and mobilized our 112,000 members across the Commonwealth. Those electoral victories created the conditions for yesterday’s vote and put Virginia on a clear path to become the next state to permanently protect reproductive freedom at the ballot box in 2026.
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For over 55 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody. Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.
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