Virginia SB 237: Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.

Status: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 (as of 2024-04-17)

State: Virginia · Session: 2024 · Bill: SB 237

Sponsors: Ghazala F. Hashmi, Angelia Williams Graves, Jennifer B. Boysko

Bill Text

2024SESSION
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1 SENATEBILLNO.237
2 AMENDMENTINTHENATUREOFASUBSTITUTE
3 (ProposedbytheGovernor
4 onApril8,2024)
5 (PatronPriortoSubstitute––SenatorHashmi)
6 A BILL to provide that individuals possess the right to access contraception independently of the
7 requirements of the Constitution of the United States.
8 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
9 1. § 1. That it shall be the public policy of the Commonwealth, independently of the requirements of the
10 Constitution of the United States, that individuals possess the right to access contraception as set forth
11 in Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965), and Eisenstadt v. Baird, 405 U.S. 438 (1972).
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