New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said Tuesday that the threat to abortion access on the federal level would likely influence the city’s budget negotiations. 'We will do our part to ensure that this right is protected.”
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams , flanked by various Council committee chairpersons, called last month for $1.3 billion in more social service funding for the city budget.Council Speaker Adrienne Adams , flanked by various Council committee chairpersons, called last month for $1.3 billion in more social service funding for the city budget.
into the city budget, though she did not go into detail on any funding implications for women’s health programs. The city spending plan is due on June 30. Abortion access is codified in New York state law, but a reversal from the nation’s highest court — which has yet to deliver a final outcome — would have stunning implications for low-income women around the country.
Protests erupted nationwide in the hours following the reported leak. Multiple rallies were scheduled to take place throughout New York City on Tuesday.
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