The results are attracting attention as the New York State Equal Rights Amendment is scheduled to be submitted as a residents’ initiative in the general election in November this year.
As a proposal to amend the state constitution, in June 2022, when the Supreme Court overturned the so-called Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized the right to abortion, for the first time in 50 years, New York State introduced an equal rights clause that included the right to abortion. Expansion and codification are underway.
The current New York State Constitution, adopted in 1938, stipulates equality with respect to race, color, creed, or religion. Ethnicity, national origin, and age are included in the equal rights. Reproductive rights such as disability, gender-sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, contraception and abortion, and gender reassignment were added. The content is to be modified. Meanwhile, as of March, with about 7 months left until the vote, it was found that there were many opinions in favor of the ‘New York State Equal Rights Amendment’.
According to the results of a recent survey conducted by Global Strategy Group (GSG), 71% of responding voters expressed their support for the ‘New York State Equal Rights Amendment.’ 82% of Democrats and 70% of independents approved, and more than half of conservative Republicans (51%) also approved.