Critics rage against NY’s proposed ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ they say curbs parents rights over kids’ transgender surgery

Critics are raging against New York’s proposed “Equal Rights Amendment,” claiming the Nov. 5 ballot measure could curb the rights of parents when it comes to allowing minors to undergo gender reassignment surgery. New York voters don’t yet know much about the particulars of the ERA, which could codify abortion rights in the state constitution — advanced by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats who run the state legislature. The broad language of the proposal — dubbed Proposition One — has sparked a fierce debate over what could happen if it...