Parents know what is best for their kids, NOT the government
Vote NO on New York State's so-called Equal Rights Amendment on Tuesday, November 5th.
Who We Are
The Coalition to Protect Kids-NY is a ballot issue committee registered with the New York State Board of Elections. We are comprised of New Yorkers from all walks of life dedicated to defeating the so-called Equal Rights Amendment to the New York State Constitution, or as we call it, the
Parent Replacement Act
New York already has an
Equal Rights Amendment
It currently reads:
“No person shall, because of race, color, creed [or], religion, be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.”
Proposed changes to this language look to state unequivocally that laws and entities cannot discriminate based on the basis of new categories like AGE, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, and REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE AND AUTONOMY.
This new wording might appear innocuous to the casual reader, and here at The Coalition to Protect Kids-NY, we are all for equal rights.
But once we understand the real-life, legal ramifications of this poorly written one-size-fits-all amendment, you’ll quickly understand just how absurd it is.
Diving Deeper
Let’s take a moment and ask ourselves some questions about what it means to be able to “discriminate” based on things like age and gender identity and what some possible legal ramifications might be.
Should minors have the right to irreversible surgical and non-surgical transgender procedures without parental notice or consent?
NO.
Should laws that determine the legal age to purchase and/or consume alcohol or cannabis be weakened?
NO.
Should statutory rape laws that protect against sex with minors be weakened?
NO.
Should laws regarding elder abuse be weakened?
NO.
The Consequences
If entities cannot “discriminate” based on age and gender identity or expression, under the new amendment language, medical providers could be required to facilitate a child’s request to make permanent, life-altering “gender affirming” decisions and they would not need to consult with parents.
Laws that determine the legal age to purchase and/or consume alcohol or cannabis, determine elder abuse and statutory rape could all be weakened because they “discriminate” based on age.
If these poorly written one-size-fits-all additions to the amendment pass, each of these common sense guard rails that protect kids could be deemed unconstitutional under the New York State Constitution. The proposed amendment opens the floodgates for the New York State Government to wield more authority than parents regarding important decisions for their minor children.
Now that’s crazy.
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New Yorkers aren’t looking to replace parents with state laws.
That is why The Coalition to Protect Kids New York is asking all New Yorkers to do just that, protect our kids. Vote NO on the so-called Equal Rights Amendment this November and tell the politicians in Albany that enough is enough.