Here’s where doctors diverge on Va.’s pending reproductive rights constitutional amendment

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 1,134

Last Updated: 6 days, 1 hour ago

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As OBGYN Dr. Christina Francis stood in Virginia’s General Assembly Building earlier this month to speak against a proposed reproductive rights constitutional amendment, she said that voters “should not look at this as a political issue.”

But the ballot referendum to enshrine reproductive rights into Virginia’s constitution — along with the surge of states enacting bans, restrictions or protections like Virginia’s proposal — has prompted doctors here and across the nation to …

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