MD Constitutional Amendment SB798 - Right to Reproductive Freedom

In 2023, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation to refer an amendment to the state’s constitution to the state’s voters on a controversial topic: abortion. The state’s voters approved a related measure in 1992 with a majority vote to make the procedure legal. This year’s question proposes an amendment to the state constitution, which adds an article to the document on the topic of the ending of a pregnancy. If the measure is passed, any future changes would require a future General Assembly to put the issue again before voters. If the measure fails, the procedure would still be allowed under current state law.