Voters in New York have approved a ballot measure making abortion rights part of the state constitution, CBS News projects.

An amendment to the New York State Constitution that protects abortion rights passed on Tuesday. Proposition 1, also known as the Equal Rights Amendment, adds protections for New Yorkers against discrimination based on pregnancy and reproductive healthcare.

Proposition 1, an amendment to enshrine abortion rights in New York state’s constitution, passed Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, coming to the relief of state Democrats after a rockier-than-expected rollout.

While the passing of Prop 1 made headlines for protecting abortion and transgender rights in New York’s Constitution, voters also approved other proposals on the ballot. New York City voters approved proposals No.

New York voters passed Proposition 1, meaning an amendment designed to protect abortion rights and other civil liberties will be enshrined in the state’s constitution. On paper, the "Equal Rights Amendment" is slated to expand the state constitution’s anti-discrimination protections to include a host of new terms such as ethnicity,

The constitutional amendment faced a tougher-than-expected fight after a right-wing campaign against anti-discrimination protections.

New York voters inserted abortion rights into the state constitution Tuesday by approving Proposal 1, but that’s not all they did.

New Yorkers approved a ballot measure Tuesday that will enshrine abortion rights and other protections into the state constitution after a national election cycle that hinged on women’s health and reproductive freedom.