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| 1 | 1 | 88R840 JG-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Goodwin H.J.R. No. 62 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 6 | 6 | proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's | |
| 7 | 7 | right to personal reproductive autonomy. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by | |
| 10 | 10 | adding Section 36 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 36. Each individual residing in this state has the | |
| 12 | 12 | right to personal reproductive autonomy, and this state recognizes | |
| 13 | 13 | that right as central to the individual's liberty and dignity to | |
| 14 | 14 | determine the individual's own life course. This state may not | |
| 15 | 15 | restrict or prohibit the exercise of that right unless the | |
| 16 | 16 | restriction or prohibition is justified by a compelling state | |
| 17 | 17 | interest that is achieved using the least restrictive means | |
| 18 | 18 | available. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 20 | 20 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. | |
| 21 | 21 | The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the | |
| 22 | 22 | proposition: "The constitutional amendment establishing an | |
| 23 | 23 | individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy." |