WA Senate Democrats want reproductive, gender-affirming care in state constitution

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Washington has strong and protective laws, she said, and this an opportunity to enshrine them in the state constitution.
55% : Washingtonians have amended the state constitution 109 times.
51% : A joint resolution is a tool for the Legislature to propose an amendment to the state constitution.
47% : OLYMPIA -- Democratic state lawmakers, worried about federal efforts to limit transgender and abortion rights, want to amend the state constitution to include protections for gender-affirming and reproductive health care, and hope to put it before voters. Senate Joint Resolution 8204, introduced this week by prime sponsor Sen. Vandana Slatter, D-Bellevue, is backed by 25 of the 30 Senate Democrats.
47% : If both chambers pass the resolution with a two-thirds majority, the amendment is put on the next general election ballot for voters to approve or reject. Democrats hold the power trifecta in Washington state government but remain a few seats shy of the two-thirds supermajority in the House and Senate.
47% : Abortion is legal in Washington until viability, which means the fetus is developed enough to survive outside the womb without medical care.
27% : State Rep. Chris Corry, R-Yakima, described the call to change the state constitution as a "publicity stunt" by Democrats who know their proposal may not proceed to House and Senate votes, let alone to the ballot.

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