A New York judge has ruled against a request to include specific language about abortion rights in the explanation of a proposed antidiscrimination amendment to the state's constitution. The decision by Judge David A. Weinstein came in response to a lawsuit over the wording that voters will see on the ballots this November.
Democrats had pushed for the inclusion of terms like 'abortion' and 'LGBT' in the ballot language, arguing that it would clarify the purpose of the Equal Rights Amendment. Supporters of the measure believe it would safeguard abortion access by broadening the state's antidiscrimination protections.
