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A new war between the states is erupting -- this time over abortion. A dozen states, including Texas and Louisiana, have ...
Kathy Hochul will run hard on abortion next year, because she won’t have much else to rally the Democratic base.
A new poll finds that despite dramatic changes in abortion availability, support for abortion rights among U.S. adults is ...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Feb. 3 aimed at protecting healthcare providers from prosecution in states where abortion is banned, The New York Times reported. The legislation, which ...
New York Attorney General Letitia James on June 14 plans to convene a new task force of law firms and non-profit reproductive rights legal organizations that would assist pregnant women and health ...
New York enacted a law on Monday intended to protect the state's doctors from prosecution by other states that have banned abortions when they prescribe and mail out abortion pills.
These legal actions could prompt the first challenges to New York’s so-called shield law, which was designed to protect abortion clinicians from being targeted by states that restrict the procedure.
New York, Florida and Maryland are among states with abortion referendums on the Nov. 5 ballot, but activists in other states have been collecting signatures aimed at forcing the issue on their ...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seen here at a news conference on Jan. 29, has been criticized by Catholic and pro-life leaders for signing a state law guaranteeing wide access to abortion.
— New York State Governor Kathy Hochul made it clear on Friday that New Yorkers still have safe, legal access to abortion services following the Supreme Court’s decision that overturns the ...
When New York first legalized abortion, in 1970, it was one of only four states where the practice was legal. Of the four, New York’s law was the most liberal, as it had no residency requirement.
Most states with abortion bans don’t allow citizen-led ballot initiatives, but that hasn’t stopped activists from harnessing the backlash.