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The first statute to criminalize abortion in New York State was enacted in 1827. This law made post-quickening abortions a felony, and made pre-quickening abortions a misdemeanor. [4] [10] New York later allowed abortions up to the 24th week of pregnancy. [11] New York was the first state to create a therapeutic exemption that allowed women to ...
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]
New York does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion. [149] New York is known in the U.S. as a reproductive sanctuary state. This means that abortion is legal, and seen as health care provided by the state. There are approximately 252 clinics in New York that perform abortions. [150]
A new project seeks to memorialize the labor and community of women’s health care workers during a 50-year period when the right to an abortion was legally protected across the US.
Catholic leaders and others with the coalition opposing the state’s controversial Proposition 1 abortion measure are demanding that Gov. Kathy Hochul repent for calling them “evil’ and ...
The state Legislature then separately codified the abortion coverage regulation into law in 2022. New York's high court upholds requiring insurance to cover medically necessary abortions Skip to ...
1970 – Hawaii, New York, Alaska and Washington repealed their abortion laws. Hawaii became the first state to legalize abortions on the request of the woman, [48] New York repealed its 1830 law, and Washington held a referendum on legalizing early pregnancy abortions, becoming the first state to legalize abortion through a vote of the people ...
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.