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On April 10, 1970, the New York Senate passed a law legalizing abortion until the 24th week of pregnancy. [14] Republican Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller signed the bill into law the next day. [15] At the time, New York State was a Republican "trifecta", meaning both chambers of the legislature and the governorship were Republican-controlled. [14]
New York is already largely considered a safe haven for abortion access in the U.S., with the state having legalized abortion in 1970—three years before the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Now ...
The Reproductive Health Act passed the New York State Senate by a vote of 38–24 on January 22, 2019, [12] [2] the 46th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling. The state Assembly passed the Reproductive Health Act, 92–47, on the same day. [13] [14] It was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo that evening. [15]
In January 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called for the right to abortion to be enshrined into the New York Constitution. [12] In 2019, Cuomo again called for a conditional amendment to protect abortion rights in the state at an event with Hillary Clinton at Barnard College, after the Democratic Party took back control of the New York State Senate in the 2018 election, and shortly ...
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In New York, abortion remains legal and accessible. We are lucky to live in a state that has leadership committed to protecting our reproductive rights. Now, we must make those protections permanent.
Among key facets of the bill include preventing state and local governments from regulating abortions before fetal viability, or when the mother's life or health is at risk after fetal viability, and preventing government from restricting access to abortion services unless a compelling state interest has been shown in such restrictions.
Doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients in states where the procedure is illegal would be provided with legal protection under a bill approved by state lawmakers. The measure ...