Virginia’s reproductive rights amendment faces legal challenges over procedural step, language

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: July 3, 2026

Words: 1,237

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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A legal challenge to Virginia’s pending reproductive rights amendment is headed toward a hearing later this month, with potential implications for two other pending constitutional amendments.

At the center of Bansley v. Nardo is an argument that the clerk of the House of Delegates, Paul Nardo, failed to send copies of the amendment to circuit court clerks across the state — a longtime requirement in Virginia’s multi-year constitutional amendment process.

The requirement …

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