Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said Tuesday it was “a shame that the Supreme Court is ready to roll back women’s rights in this country” and that she expected to pass legislation to reaffirm abortion rights for women. the end of the session.
“Certainly, we don’t want anyone being hunted in Texas to be hunted here,” said Ms. Stewart-Cousins.
Mr Delgado, the lieutenant governor’s choice, said the court “reaffirmed a social order based on patriarchy and male dominance over a woman’s body.”
Ms. Hochul told reporters to “stay tuned” for movement on the legislative and executive fronts to protect abortion rights. Her office also said Tuesday it would appoint a representative of women’s health services to the Council of Health and Health Planning.
“My message to those who would deny this fundamental right, this basic right: you don’t want to mess with us,” Governor Hochul said. “You don’t want to mess with New York State. And I assure you, this is a fight you will not win.”
New York already has strong abortion protections on the books. In 2019, then-Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed the Reproductive Health Act, which enshrined the right to abortion in the event that Roe v. Wade was overturned, expanded access to abortions, and allowed abortions beyond 24 weeks to protect the mother’s health. or if the fetus was not viable.
Lawmakers in Albany gathered at the Capitol at 5 p.m. and other officials, including Attorney General Letitia James, attended a meeting at the same time in Manhattan’s Foley Square.
“This is a call to action, this is a five-alarm fire, my friends,” Ms James said during the protest, sparking cheers. “This is a time to act, this is not a time to be silent, for silence is now the enemy.”
