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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's |
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right to personal reproductive autonomy. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 36 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 36. Each individual residing in this state has the |
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right to personal reproductive autonomy, and this state recognizes |
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that right as central to the individual's liberty and dignity to |
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determine the individual's own life course. This state may not |
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restrict or prohibit the exercise of that right unless the |
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restriction or prohibition is justified by a compelling state |
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interest that is achieved using the least restrictive means |
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available. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment establishing an |
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individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy." |