From the front page of today’s NYTimes
ALBANY — Bucking a trend in which states have been seeking to restrict abortion, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is putting the finishing touches on
legislation that would guarantee women in New York the right to late-term abortions when their health is in danger or the fetus is not viable.
National abortion rights groups have sought for years to persuade state legislatures to adopt laws guaranteeing abortion rights as a backup to
Roe. But they have had limited success: Only seven states have such measures in place, including California, Connecticut and Maryland; the
most recent state to adopt such a law is Hawaii, which did so in 2006.
(Legislation making Roe v. Wade’s protections of a woman’s right to choose the law of Maryland passed the General Assembly in 1991. Senate Bill 162 was petitioned to referendum and approved by the voters, 62-38%. I was one of the lead sponsors of the House bill.)
The governor has said that his Reproductive Health Act would be one plank of a 10-part Women’s Equality Act that also would include equal
pay and anti-discrimination provisions.
(The first item in my bills.2014 file)
