New York Moves to Add Reproductive Rights, Equality to State's Constitution
Abortion rights demonstrators in Times Square during a protest in New York, on June 24.
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New York lawmakers on Friday took the first step toward codifying reproductive rights into the state’s constitution in response to the US Supreme Court’s abortion ruling.
The legislature passed a measure (S. 51002) to expand the list of classes protected by the state’s constitution. The broad equal rights language expands those classes to include women making decisions about pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive health care.