Abortion access bill would expand access for New Yorkers, out-of-state seekers
New legislation backed by the New York attorney general would expand abortion access in the state, specifically for low-income individuals and people from states where abortions would be banned if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court.
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May 9, 2022, 11:56 AM
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5h agoNew legislation backed by the New York attorney general
would expand abortion access in the state, specifically for low-income
individuals and people from states where abortions would be banned if Roe v.
Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court.
Attorney General Letitia James,
state Sen. Cordell Cleare and Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas held
a news conference Monday morning to announce the “Reproductive Freedom and
Equity Program” which would provide funding for “abortion providers and
nonprofit organizations to help increase access to care.”
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According to a press release from AG James:
“If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in the
coming weeks, the fundamental federal right to abortion will be eliminated,
curtailing the ability of people across the United States to access safe and
legal abortions. The Reproductive Freedom and Equity Program would support
access to abortion for low-income New Yorkers and would also provide financial
support for the influx of people coming to New York from other states that ban
abortion.”
She says that 9% of abortions in 2019 (7,000) performed in
New York were from people out of the state. James expects that number to
skyrocket if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
A leaked draft published by Politico last week from
Associate Justice Samuel Alito shows the Supreme Court is poised to potentially
topple the landmark decision that ruled that the U.S. Constitution protects a
pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without government
restriction.
"Bans will not stop abortions, bans will stop access to
safe abortions," James said.
MORE: Read the Bill
