Virginia voters approve amendment easing restrictions on third-trimester abortions

Virginia voters approved Amendment 1, enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution and easing restrictions on physicians performing third-trimester abortions. The measure, establishing a fundamental right to reproductive freedom, passed with 60.7% of the vote according to the Associated Press. This outcome marks a failure for the Catholic Church's campaign against the amendment, which characterized the legal change as a grave injustice. The result officially secures reproductive access within the commonwealth's legal framework.