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NY lawmakers codify abortion rights in state constitution, sending it to voters
https://news.yahoo.com/lawmakers-codify-abortion-rights-state-203834657.htmlALBANY, N.Y. — The next decision will be with voters on whether New York will enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
The state Assembly and state Senate voted Tuesday afternoon on the second passage of a resolution first passed last July that would protect abortion rights in the state constitution, giving it additional strength in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade last June by the U.S. Supreme Court. It passed both chambers by an overwhelming majority.
After the two separately elected legislatures vote on the measure, it can go before voters as early as this November. But lawmakers will direct it to be put on the ballot in November 2024 — a presidential year in a heavily blue state that would improve its chances of passage.
"Here in New York we will never let the extremist, anti-choice agenda to prevent anyone from accessing reproductive health care," Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Tuesday at a rally near the state Capitol with abortion-rights activists.
The state Assembly and state Senate voted Tuesday afternoon on the second passage of a resolution first passed last July that would protect abortion rights in the state constitution, giving it additional strength in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade last June by the U.S. Supreme Court. It passed both chambers by an overwhelming majority.
After the two separately elected legislatures vote on the measure, it can go before voters as early as this November. But lawmakers will direct it to be put on the ballot in November 2024 — a presidential year in a heavily blue state that would improve its chances of passage.
"Here in New York we will never let the extremist, anti-choice agenda to prevent anyone from accessing reproductive health care," Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Tuesday at a rally near the state Capitol with abortion-rights activists.
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