New York’s Prop 1 Is a Trojan Horse

New Yorkers participate in early voting on October 29, 2024, in New York City. (Spencer Platt via Getty Images)
New York State lawmakers say this ballot measure is a means to protect abortion rights. Actually, it will legalize discrimination—and they’re hoping you won’t read the fine print.
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I smell a rat, and it’s not in the subway system. It’s New York’s Proposition 1, an Election Day ballot measure that pretends to fight for equality but in fact does the opposite.
The ACLU of New York is touting the bill as a means of codifying abortion rights. But the word abortion doesn’t appear anywhere on the ballot. Here’s the language of the proposi…
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