UPDATE: NEW YORK, NY — In an unprecedented legal attack on reproductive rights, Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter, a New York-based physician, is facing simultaneous legal actions in Texas and now Louisiana for providing reproductive healthcare across state lines.

NOW-NYC celebrates the passage of Proposal 1 (Prop 1), New York’s Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which was approved by voters on November 5th, 2024. This historic decision guarantees protections against discrimination and enshrines the right to abortion and reproductive healthcare in the state constitution, sending a clear message that these rights must be protected for all New Yorkers.