PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 761
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
803
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY OTTEN, HANBIDGE, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, PIELLI, RABB,
GUENST, KINSEY, BENHAM, BOYLE, SCHLOSSBERG, D. WILLIAMS,
CONKLIN, VITALI, FIEDLER, HOHENSTEIN, KRAJEWSKI, HILL-EVANS,
FLEMING, KINKEAD, FRANKEL, SHUSTERMAN, N. NELSON AND CERRATO,
APRIL 3, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 3, 2023
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. The following procedure applies to the proposed
constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
(1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
the 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.
(2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
the 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. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal
election which meets the requirements of section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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