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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