Article I of Part the First of the Constitution, as amended by Article CVI of the Articles of Amended is hereby annulled and the following is adopted:-
All people are born free and equal and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness. Equality under the law and within the policies of the commonwealth shall not be denied or abridged because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, or national origin.
Persistent unequal outcomes among such categories shall constitute inequality under the law and shall thereby be unconstitutional.
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