Abortions have been legal in New York ever since legislation was signed into law by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in 1970 — three years prior to Roe v. Wade — and will remain legal even if the landmark decision is overturned. New Jersey and Connecticut also have laws protecting access to abortion care.
"The state of New York will always be there for anyone who needs reproductive healthcare, including an abortion," Hochul said.
That's thanks in part to the 2019 Reproductive Health Act. That law expanded which medical providers can perform abortions and it made the procedure legal up to 24 weeks or even longer if a woman's health is at risk.In the wake of the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade, hundreds of advocacy groups and elected officials gathered in Foley Square in Lower Manhattan in support of abortion rights on Tuesday evening. This view is from SkyFOX.
In New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, out-of-state residents can find reproductive care. But the Nutmeg State is about to take it one step further. Lawmakers have sent legislation to the governor's desk that would protect individuals from both in-state and out-of-state legal action.
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