1971 Pennsylvania Amendment 2 was a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution to provide that equality of rights cannot be denied or abridged on account of sex. Placed on the ballot by House Bill 1678, it was approved with over 62% of the vote in favor, and with the backing of 61 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties.
House Bill 1678 of the 1969-1970 regular session and House Bill 14 of the 1971-1972 regular session placed the amendment on the ballot. Both bills' prime sponsor was State Rep. Gerald Kaufman.
The following question and information was shown to voters for Amendment 2:<blockquote> ----JOINT RESOLUTION 2
Shall Article I of the Constitution be amended by adding a new section, prohibiting any denial or abridgment of rights because of an individual's sex?
YES ----NO ----</blockquote>
The following table details the results by county: