VA HR5

Directs the Speaker of the House of Delegates to order a study examining the legal effects of a proposed constitutional amendment (House Joint Resolution 1) that would enshrine reproductive freedom rights in Virginia's Constitution

The proposed amendment under review would protect individual rights to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, abortion care, miscarriage management, and fertility care

The study must specifically analyze whether the amendment's "compelling state interest" language would apply to the umbilical cord and placenta, and examine potential implications for abortion access throughout pregnancy

The resolution directs examination of whether the amendment's language could affect laws regarding crimes against newborns while the umbilical cord remains attached

Administrative support to be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates, with legal and research services from the Division of Legislative Services