2024 Maryland Question 1

The 2024 Maryland Question 1 is a question that will appear on the ballot on November 5, 2024.^[1] If passed by voters, it would create a constitutional right to reproductive healthcare in Maryland.^[1]

The ballot measure reads as follows:^[1]

The proposed amendment confirms an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom, including but not limited to the ability to make and effectuate decisions to prevent, continue, or end the individual's pregnancy, and provides the State may not, directly or indirectly, deny, burden, or abridge the right unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.

References

1. Lee, Susan C. (July 17, 2023). "Ballot Language Certification" (PDF). Office of the Maryland Secretary of State. Retrieved October 17, 2024.