New York State Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”) Update

This week the state legislature passed the New York State Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”) which will now be voted on in the Fall 2024 ballot. If the amendment is successful, New York would become the 28^th state to have an ERA protecting womens’ rights, but also notably the 1^st state to explicitly protect reproductive rights in an ERA and the 2^nd state to explicitly protects LGBTQIA+ people in an ERA. Simply put, steps are being taken so that our state constitution can formalize and concretize more civils rights!

https://www.gothamgazette.com/state/11796-state-legislature-passes-new-york-equal-rights-amendment-voters-2024