SB350 proposes an amendment to Article I of the Hawaii State Constitution to establish a right to contraception that protects a person's ability to obtain contraceptives and access contraception-related services. The amendment prohibits the state from denying or interfering with this “right.” It submits the amendment to voters for ratification in the 2026 general election.

The Hawaii Senate passed SB350 on March 4, 2025 by a vote of 21 to 4. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation expands the scope of state constitutional protections in a manner that violates the unalienable, God-given right to life. The U.S. Constitution does not enumerate a right to “reproductive freedom,” and while the 10th Amendment reserves all non-federally delegated powers to the states or the people, allowing states to define their own constitutional protections, state governments must exercise this authority in a way that protects the God-given, unalienable right to life asserted in the Declaration of Independence.