Reproductive Liberty

The ability to control your own body is one of our most basic and cherished freedoms. This freedom underlies the right to reproductive autonomy which the adoption of Article 22 will enshrine in the Vermont Constitution. The amendment set out in Proposal 5/Article 22 is neither for nor against abortion. It is about an individual’s right to control their own body. It is about recognizing that the choice about abortion – and other aspects of reproduction – is in the hands of the individual, and not the government. I believe that the protection of this liberty of personal control deserves a place in our State’s Constitution. I worked for the passage of this protection when it was Proposal 5 in the Legislature, and I support adoption of Article 22 by the people of Vermont this November 2022.