Virginia voters approve constitutional amendment on reproductive decisions

Two supplied reports describe Virginia voters approving a constitutional amendment concerning reproductive decisions. One gives a vote count and outlines the amendment’s third-trimester provisions; the other provides only a brief description and preliminary vote share.

• The amendment passed with 61.4% to 38.6% of the vote, with 86% of votes counted, according to one report; the other reported about 62% approval as of press time.· 2 sources
• The amendment protects decisions involving prenatal care, childbirth, contraception, abortion, miscarriage management and fertility care, and limits punishment of doctors, nurses and patients for those decisions.· 1 source
• It permits third-trimester abortion restrictions, with exceptions when the patient’s health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive; the report says abortion was already legal in Virginia through 27 weeks.· 1 source