Texas voters would decide a constitutional right to reproductive autonomy in 2027
What it does
The resolution would add a new section to Article I of the Texas Constitution stating that each individual living in Texas has the right to personal reproductive autonomy and that the state may not restrict or prohibit exercising it. The right would cover obtaining an abortion on or before 24 weeks post-fertilization, an abortion needed to preserve the life or health of a pregnant person beyond that point or under an exception set by general law, obtaining and using contraception, and obtaining in vitro fertilization or similar assisted reproductive technology. Because it changes the constitution, lawmakers cannot make it law on their own, so the proposal would go to voters on November 2, 2027.
What it means for your community
If voters approve, the Texas constitution would spell out reproductive options that the state could not limit, including contraception, fertility treatments such as IVF, and abortion within the limits written into the resolution. People making these decisions would have their choices protected in the state constitution rather than only in state law. The 2027 ballot would ask voters to approve the proposition that the constitutional amendment establishes an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy. This is only a proposal, so nothing changes unless the Legislature sends it to the voters and voters approve it.
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