Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York signed six bills on June 13 to expand legal protection for abortion providers and women seeking out abortions, essentially turning the state into an “abortion sanctuary” in anticipation of the Supreme Court overturning the Roe v. Wade decision.
“The women of New York will never be subjected to government mandated pregnancies,” Hochul said in a press conference, standing beside state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and various abortion providers and pro-abortion activists. “Today, we are taking action to protect our service providers from the retaliatory actions of anti-abortion states and ensure that New York will always be a safe harbor for those seeking reproductive healthcare.”
