PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 3463
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2817
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY OTTEN, HANBIDGE, MADDEN, HOHENSTEIN, STURLA,
SCHLOSSBERG, SAPPEY, ISAACSON, T. DAVIS, LEE, FRANKEL,
KRAJEWSKI, HERRIN, O'MARA, D. WILLIAMS, SANCHEZ, DELLOSO,
MALAGARI, A. DAVIS, DALEY, HILL-EVANS, FIEDLER, KINKEAD, SIMS
AND CONKLIN, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, providing for personal reproductive liberty.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That Article I be amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 30. Personal reproductive liberty.
Every individual has the fundamental right to exercise
personal reproductive liberty and make and effectuate decisions
regarding the individual's own reproduction, including the
ability to choose or refuse to prevent, continue or end the
individual's pregnancy, the right to choose or refuse
contraceptives and the right to choose or refuse fertility care,
all without discrimination on the basis of race, age,
disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion
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or relationship status. The Commonwealth may not deny, burden,
infringe upon or abridge this right unless justified by a
compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive
means.
Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
primary, general or municipal election which meets the
requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
passed by the General Assembly.
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