{"id":441738,"date":"2022-05-04T02:58:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T23:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/democrats-aim-to-make-new-york-an-abortion-safe-haven\/"},"modified":"2022-05-04T02:58:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T23:58:29","slug":"democrats-aim-to-make-new-york-an-abortion-safe-haven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-aim-to-make-new-york-an-abortion-safe-haven\/","title":{"rendered":"#Democrats aim to make New York an abortion safe haven"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a367f388363d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a367f388363d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-aim-to-make-new-york-an-abortion-safe-haven\/#%E2%80%9CDemocrats_aim_to_make_New_York_an_abortion_safe_haven%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Democrats aim to make New York an abortion safe haven&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDemocrats_aim_to_make_New_York_an_abortion_safe_haven%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Democrats aim to make New York an abortion safe haven&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>New York Democrats are aiming to transform the Empire State into a national safe haven for abortions following the leak of a draft decision by the US Supreme Court striking down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019ll be some combination of legislative solutions as well as executive actions so stay tuned,\u201d Hochul said at a Tuesday press conference in Albany.<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding bills before the state Legislature could pave the way for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>State-supported abortions for out-of-state residents.<\/li>\n<li>Requiring New York insurers to cover the practice.<\/li>\n<li>And barring cops from helping out-of-state investigators in abortion-restricting or banning states.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIt is an outrage the Supreme Court is poised to reverse the rights of women in this country,\u201d Democratic state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins told reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/carl-heastie.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie\" class=\"wp-image-22129620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/carl-heastie.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/carl-heastie.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/carl-heastie.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he was \u201cthankful\u201d Democrats enshrined abortion rights into state law in 2018. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEverything has to be on the table,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats enshrined abortion rights into state law soon after winning control of the state Senate in a 2018 wave election that also gave them a majority in the US House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the debate to enact this commonsense legislation, many of our colleagues across the aisle told us that such a law was not necessary \u2013 that reproductive rights were not at risk.\u00a0They were disingenuous. They were wrong. And I am thankful that we did not listen,\u201d Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Westchester) said in a press release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/karines-reyes.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Assembly member Karines Reyes\" class=\"wp-image-22129639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/karines-reyes.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/karines-reyes.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/karines-reyes.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A bill proposed by Assemblywoman Karines Reyes would create a special fund to help out-of-state women <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> to New York for reproductive healthcare.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Lev Radin\/Pacific Press\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The political landscape <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears much more difficult for Democrats this November when Republicans have hopes of winning their first statewide election in two decades while eating away at the Democratic supermajorities in the state Senate and Assembly in addition to expected gains in Congress and other states.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in red states like Texas have passed laws restricting abortion rights in anticipation of a favorable Supreme Court ruling despite the dangers of giving Democrats a formidable talking point in blue states like New York where polls have consistently shown abortion rights in line with Roe are backed by a majority of voters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are the last line of defense,\u201d Stewart-Cousins, who is chair of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee dedicated to helping Democrats win statehouses across the country, said of the state Legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Stewart-Cousins nor Hochul, who had two pro-choice events scheduled in Albany Tuesday evening, gave specifics about what pro-choice actions they want to take before the scheduled end of the 2022 legislative session on June 2, but outstanding bills suggest what Democrats aim to get done in upcoming weeks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/abortion-rights-albany-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Abortion protest\" class=\"wp-image-22129685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/abortion-rights-albany-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/abortion-rights-albany-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/abortion-rights-albany-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to a 2019 poll, a plurality of New Yorkers are pro-choice. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Hans Pennink for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A bill sponsored by state Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) and Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-Long Island) would <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/bills\/2021\/a9615\">create legal barriers for investigators<\/a> from states that criminalize abortion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not sit passively as states with authoritarian governments enact laws suppressing human rights.\u00a0 With more than 20 states passing such damaging laws in the last months, the people of the State of New York will not enable and empower those repressive and authoritarian regimes,\u201d Lavine said in a statement.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Another bill, sponsored by state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (D-Bronx) and Assemblywoman Karines Reyes (D-Bronx) would create a special fund, which New Yorkers could donate to, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/bills\/2021\/a1926\">dedicated to helping women from other states come to New York<\/a> to receive reproductive health care.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven states and the federal government\u2019s hostility toward abortion, it is particularly critical that New York continue this legacy by enacting legislation that codifies in statute the requirement that private insurers cover abortion,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/bills\/2021\/s7002\">reads the legislative memo to a third bill<\/a>, introduced by state Sen. Samra Brouk (D-Rochester), that currently lacks a sponsor in the Assembly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who is running against Hochul in the Democratic primary for governor, has indicated his support for such ideas while the exact positions of rival candidate Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island) on the proposals remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs governor, I will ensure that NYS is a safe haven for women in other states who can\u2019t find the healthcare they need,\u201d Suozzi said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scri.siena.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SNY-January-2019-Poll-Release-FINAL489561.pdf\">A 2019 poll even showed a plurality of New York Republicans are pro-choice<\/a> \u2013 but Rep. Lee Zeldin, the putative frontrunner for the GOP nomination for governor recently said that appointing a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2022\/04\/29\/zeldin--appointing--pro-life--health-commissioner-for-ny-state-is--great-idea-\">pro-life state health commissioner would be a \u201cgreat idea\u201d<\/a> if elected governor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/abortion-rights-albany-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Abortion rally\" class=\"wp-image-22129704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/abortion-rights-albany-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/abortion-rights-albany-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/abortion-rights-albany-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Abortion rights are expected to be a major political issue in statehouse elections this November. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Hans Pennink for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hochul and other Democrats are looking to use an expected Supreme Court decision against GOP candidates up and down the ballot as they continue efforts to move past a litany of scandals, including the resignations of disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo and ex-Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be continuing to be loud and strong,\u201d Stewart-Cousins said Tuesday. \u201cAs the erosion of rights continues to happen on a national basis, New Yorkers will know that we will be a place where women \u2026 can depend on getting the health care they need.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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