Empire State legislators have asked New York’s voters to amend the State Constitution.

With a title of the “Equal Rights Amendment” it is getting broad support as a means to lock in abortion as a protected activity. However many pro-family advocates across the political spectrum are now expressing concern about how Proposal One’s wording could open the door to transgender procedures with no parental notification, endangers women’s sports, and could add voting rights for non-citizens. Western New York State Senator George Borrello also tells us that, if this is approved by a majority this fall, it will create big business for attorneys who will file many more lawsuits related to the new Constitutional protections.

Borrello is among the organizers for a public information forum on Prop One. That public meeting was Tuesday (October 8) in Corning, New York. He spoke Wednesday morning about the issues with Bob Price of Family Life News.

For further information:

The official text of this proposed Constitutional Amendment: NY Board of Elections website

The New York Times article to which the senator refers

Other analysis of the implications of this “Equal Rights Amendment”:  Olean Times Herald,  WSJ,  NYCLU,  NYFA

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