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Abortion may be legal in New York State, but the recent reversal of Roe v. Wade has caused a bidding war over an empty lot next to a Buffalo abortion clinic, where protesters frequent.
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Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday signed six bills into law that protect abortion rights and support reproductive health care providers in New York. The measures are in response to an anticipated decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that would overturn the 1973 abortion rights decision, Roe v. Wade.
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State lawmakers concluded their 2022 session by working to pass several gun control and abortion rights bills, as well as a first-in-the-nation two-year ban on cryptocurrency mining.
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With the prospect of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the New York Legislature has approved several measures to protect abortion providers. But a proposed equal rights amendment to the state’s constitution guaranteeing a right to the procedure remains stalled.
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The legislative session is scheduled to end on Thursday, and Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature hope to accomplish several major issues, including further protecting abortion rights and more gun safety measures. Lawmakers are not expected to conclude until well into the weekend.
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The proposed amendment would build on a clause added to the state’s constitution in 1938, which provides protection from public or private discrimination on the basis of race, color or creed. The proposal would add categories of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability and sex, including pregnancy.
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New York Attorney General Tish James is urging the legislature to pass her bill to set up a $50 million fund to pay for abortion services for people who come to New York for the procedure from states where it is outlawed. She says it’s even more urgent after the leaked draft opinion from the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
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A rally in downtown Rochester on Saturday in support of abortion rights drew hundreds of people to Parcel 5 including a number of state and local officials, including New York State Health Commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, in two national television appearances, said she’ll ask the federal government for aid to deal with the expected surge of people seeking abortions in New York if the Supreme Court acts on a draft opinion striking down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.