The constitutional amendment faced a tougher-than-expected fight after a right-wing campaign against anti-discrimination protections.
New York voters passed Proposition 1 on Tuesday, enshrining abortion rights by adding anti-discrimination language to the state constitution.
The measure is New York’s response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which protected reproductive rights at the federal level. While abortion is already legal in New York, the amendment makes it harder to restrict it in the future. Dubbed the Equal Rights Amendment by supporters, the measure expands the groups covered by the Equal Protection Clause of the state constitution to include “ethnicity, national origin, age, disability and sex — including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, reproductive health care and autonomy.”Although abortion rights are widely popular in New York, Proposition 1 faced a hard fight on the campaign trail.
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