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The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
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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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A Yale University alumni reunion over the weekend turned into a protest against classmate and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh over his position on abortion rights.
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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 crypto mining.
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With the prospect of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the New York State 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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While New York codified the rights in Roe into state law three years ago, the amendment's sponsor says more protection is needed.
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A Wesleyan Media Project study looks at the aftermath of the Supreme Court's leaked draft decision.
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Gillibrand and other senate Democrats ask for policy allowing abortion-seeking service members to cross state lines.
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Lamont said the new law will also help make abortions available in Connecticut to women in states like Texas, Florida and Oklahoma, where measures are expected to limit or prohibit birth control options.
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The governor said the funds will subsidize travel, lodging and other expenses associated with the procedure, to be used for people who live in states where abortion would be banned, if the Supreme Court strikes down Roe.