Plan to add abortion, LGBTQ rights to NY constitution back on ballot after court reversal (yahoo.com)
What the Equal Rights Amendment Will Mean in New York - New York State Bar Association (nysba.org)"A proposal to add abortion rights and LGBTQ rights to New York's constitution is back on the ballot for November after an appeals court overturned a ruling that would have stopped the statewide vote."
"The Equal Rights Amendment would expand the constitution's ban on racial or religious discrimination by listing other protected categories, including sexual orientation and "pregnancy outcomes." It was set to go before New York voters on Nov. 5 after the state Legislature approved it in two separate years, as required by the constitution." FULL STORY at above link.
The New York State Constitution contains enumerated protections prohibiting discrimination based only on race and religion. There are no such protections for gender or other classifications. The ERA as it will appear on the November ballot would prohibit discrimination based on a person’s ethnicity, national origin, age, disability and sex, including their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes. It would also protect against any government actions that would curtail a person’s reproductive autonomy or access to reproductive health care. FULL STORY at above link.