equal rights amendment

It comes two days after the 50th anniversary of the landmark US Supreme Court abortion rights decision Roe v Wade, which was overturned last year.

The measures include legal protections for health care providers in New York who perform abortions on patients from states where the procedure would be banned if the 1973 decision is overturned.

New York state lawmakers are considering a change to the state’s constitution that would enshrine the right to abortion as part of a larger guarantee of equal rights. The sponsor of the measure says it’s needed now more than ever.