Bronx Democrats advocate for Prop 1, a ballot question to expand state discrimination protections

Everyone knows about the presidential election this November, but many New Yorkers aren’t yet aware of important questions on the other side of the ballot.

Democratic Party members in the Bronx are working to inform their neighbors about Proposal 1 (commonly called “Prop 1” or the New York State Equal Rights Amendment), which will appear on the back of the ballot statewide in the Nov. 5 general election.

If passed, Prop 1 would amend the state constitution to add protections against discrimination based on ethnicity, age, national origin, disability and sex, which includes pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, sexual orientation and gender expression. These would be added alongside existing state constitutional protections for race and religion.

The proposal would also enshrine protections for reproductive health care, including abortion, birth control and IVF. Though the proposal does not explicitly say “abortion,” it is designed to preserve these rights throughout the state.



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