No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof. Ensure comprehensive and inclusive equal protections that will guard against attacks on our rights from the federal government or federal judges, including threats to the legal equality of LGBTQI+ people.Ī.Explicitly include language to clarify that discrimination based on a person’s pregnancy or pregnancy outcome is sex discrimination – this is crucial given the national trend of criminalizing people for various pregnancy outcomes, as well as the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v.Broadly prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, disability, age, or sex including pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, reproductive health care and autonomy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.Adding an Equal Rights Amendment to our state constitution would: In 20, the legislature passed a state constitutional amendment that creates new protections in our constitution against discrimination based on a person’s ethnicity, national origin, disability, age, and sex - including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive health care and autonomy.īecause the constitutional amendment passed twice in the legislature, the public will have the opportunity to vote on the measure in 2024. The good news is we are already on the path to expanding equal protection for all New Yorkers. We must pass an equal rights amendment that protects us all. The current New York State Constitution fails to prohibit discrimination against groups who have been historically targeted, including those with disabilities, LGBTQI+ individuals, immigrants, women, and pregnant people.
We need a constitution with broad protections for every New Yorker. Our New York State Constitution is wholly inadequate when it comes to ensuring equality. Our state constitution does not protect all of us. The New York State Equal Rights Amendment.
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