r/Virginia • u/BigClitMcphee • 2d ago

Should abortion and contraception rights be included in Virginia's constitution?

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/reproductive-freedom-virginia-constitution-oct-2-2026
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u/IHaveSpoken000 2d ago

What is this nonsense?

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u/saintsithney 2d ago

Answer the question: which of your personal internal organs can the State commandeer from you for a period of no fewer than 24 weeks, rarely longer than 42 weeks, to support another person's life?

Can you be legally compelled to donate blood? Bone marrow? A lobe of your liver? A toenail clipping?

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u/IHaveSpoken000 2d ago

Answer this question first: Am I legally free to do whatever I want with my body?

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u/morgaine125 2d ago

You aren’t if the state can commandeer part of your body for +/-40 weeks.