New York court allows state Equal Rights Amendment to appear on November ballot

Lori Dee · July 13, 2024, 01:07:03 PM

New York court allows state Equal Rights Amendment to appear on November ballot
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The Hill - BROOKE MIGDON
Published 07/12/24 6:32 PM ET

A proposed amendment to New York's Constitution to expand nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ and pregnant people will appear before voters in November, the state's highest court ruled Thursday.

The decision from New York's Court of Appeals affirms a June decision allowing the amendment to be brought to voters for ratification, after an upstate New York judge threw it off the ballot in May.

New York Republican Party Chair Ed Cox said the court was wrong to reject the appeal and called the proposed amendment, which will appear on the November ballot as Proposition 1, "a radical departure from common sense."

Cox in his statement claimed the amendment would grant noncitizens the right to vote in elections and allow minors to access gender-affirming medical care — including surgeries, which are rarely recommended to transgender youth under 18 — without their parent's consent. New York Republicans have used similar scare tactics to sway voters against the amendment ...

The proposed amendment, known to its supporters as the "Equal Rights Amendment," would explicitly prohibit discrimination based on a person's "ethnicity, national origin, age, disability and sex — including their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, reproductive health care and autonomy."

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New York court allows state Equal Rights Amendment to appear on November ballot

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