New York passes bill to codify abortion rights in state constitution

NY lawmakers OK vote on constitution change to protect abortion

In a pair of afternoon votes, NY lawmakers cleared the way for the change to go before voters in a statewide ratification referendum in 2024.

NY pols OK vote on constitution change to protect abortion

Albany, N.Y. — New York’s legislature took a critical step Tuesday toward changing the state’s constitution to bar discrimination based on “pregnancy outcomes” or “gender expression” — provisions intended to protect abortion rights and a person’s right to seek gender-affirming care.In a pair of afternoon votes, the state’s Senate and Assembly approved an expansion of the constitution’s Equal Protection Amendment, clearing the way for it to go be…

New York assembly passes constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights

New York state legislators have passed a constitutional amendment to expand protections from discrimination that will enshrine the right to abortion.

Amendment ensuring abortion rights in state constitution introduced in Olympia

Proposed legislation aims to cement abortion as a right in the state of Washington, and ease costs surrounding the procedure.

NY pols OK vote on constitution change to protect abortion

ALBANY — New York’s legislature took a critical step Tuesday toward changing the state's constitution to bar discrimination based on “pregnancy outcomes” or “gender expression” — provisions intended to protect

NY pols OK vote on constitution change to protect abortion

The Senate Chamber is pictured during a legislative session at the state Capitol on the last scheduled day of the 2022 legislative session, Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)