Bill > HB728

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution that would explicitly protect an individual's reproductive freedom by preventing the state from denying or interfering with three key reproductive rights: (1) the right to choose to obtain an abortion of a nonviable fetus, which means a fetus that cannot survive outside the womb, (2) the right to obtain an abortion that is necessary to protect the life or health of the parent, and (3) the right to choose to obtain or use contraceptives. If passed, this amendment would be added to Article I of the state constitution, providing constitutional protection for these reproductive choices. The proposed amendment would be presented to voters as a ballot measure, asking whether they support prohibiting the state from interfering with these specific reproductive freedoms. If approved by voters and in compliance with the state constitution's amendment procedures, the new provision would become part of Hawaii's constitutional law, ensuring legal protection for these reproductive rights at the state level.

Health and Social Services

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=728&year=2026