Maryland Right to Reproductive Liberty Amendment (2022)

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Maryland Right to Reproductive Liberty Amendment
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Election date
November 8, 2022
Topic
Abortion and Healthcare
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment		Origin
State legislature

The Maryland Right to Reproductive Liberty Amendment was not on the ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.[1]

The amendment would have provided a state constitutional right to reproductive liberty, "including but not limited to the ability to prevent, continue, or end their pregnancy." It would have also added, "The state may not, directly or indirectly, deny, burden, or abridge the right unless justified by a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means."[2]

Text of measure

Full text

The full text is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Maryland Constitution

To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a 60% vote is required in both the Maryland State Senate and the Maryland House of Representatives.

This amendment was introduced as House Bill 1171 (HB 1171) on February 11, 2022, by Delegate Adrienne Jones (D). It was approved in the state House in a vote of 93-42 on March 11, 2022. The Senate did not vote on the bill before the session adjourned.[1]

Vote in the Maryland House of Representatives
March 11, 2022
Requirement: Three-fifths (60 percent) vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 85  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total93426
Total percent65.96%29.79%4.25%
Democrat9315
Republican0411

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Legislature, "Overview of HB 1171," accessed March 11, 2022
  2. ↑ Maryland State Legislature, "House Bill 1171 text," accessed March 11, 2022
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