Judge Rules NY Abortion Amendment “Null and Void”
ALBANY, N.Y. – A New York Supreme Court justice ruled this week that an “equal rights” amendment meant to enshrine abortion-related protections in the state constitution cannot appear on the November ballot. New York’s Equal Protection of Law Amendment focused directly on outlawing discrimination based on “pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive health care and autonomy,” as well as “gender identity.” The Court found that state legislators committed a procedural error by approving the amendment’s language before the state’s attorney general could issue a written opinion on the proposal, which violated proper procedures as dictated in the New York Constitution.