New York Supreme Court Blocks Abortion Rights Ballot Measure (1)

A New York justice on Tuesday ordered the removal of an abortion rights measure from the November ballot, a decision Democratic leaders in the state plan to appeal.

The New York State Legislature violated state law by voting to approve the amendment for the ballot before getting a written opinion from the attorney general, State Supreme Court Justice Daniel J. Doyle wrote in his decision. The measure, known as the Equal Protection of Law Amendment, was passed by the legislature in two consecutive legislative sessions and would prohibit discrimination based on “pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy,” ...