Virginians approve 3 constitutional amendments

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : It asked if access to contraception, fertility treatment and abortions should be protected.
45% : Proponents had sought the measure because Virginia is the only southern state without deep restrictions or bans on abortion.
45% : People can also get abortions for any reason through their second trimester and a single physician -- instead of three, as in previous years -- will need to approve late-term abortions. Same-sex marriages protected The second amendment voters approved will lift a technical ban on gay marriage and affirm "that two adults may marry regardless of sex, gender, or race."
40% : But after federal abortion protections were removed by the Supreme Court, Virginia lawmakers set to work enshrining state-level protections moving forward.
37% : On Ballot Question 2, which asked if a defunct ban on same-sex marriage should be removed from the constitution, 56% of voters replied affirmatively.

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