BUFFALO, N.Y. — Currently, Article 1 Section 11 of the New York state Constitution prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed and religion.
Ballot Proposition 1 would amend the section to also include ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, as well as reproductive health care and autonomy.
“This is not about abortion,” state Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt said. “This is about something far more insidious and New Yorkers have to know that.”…