Commentary: Hochul must sign bills that protect access to reproductive care |
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Anti-abortion-rights states are ramping up their pursuit and punishment of abortion providers and their patients across the nation, including in states like New York where abortion is legal.
A Texas law enforcement officer, for example, used a nationwide network of license plate readers to try to track down a woman who they suspected had violated Texas’ abortion ban. These witch hunts have become disturbingly commonplace, and they are fueled by bad actors capturing and weaponizing our personal electronic information.
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As threats mount nationwide, New York must do all it can to protect our most personal medical decisions and to ensure we can get the care we need. Gov. Hochul has repeatedly promised to protect New Yorkers’ access to abortion and reproductive care, and now she must demonstrate her commitment.
All the governor needs is her pen.
The state Legislature passed three bills this year to safeguard access to abortion and gender-affirming care. The........