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What if the Far Right Wing Republicans made abortions impossible to get, in NYC ?
July 1, 2013
Cuomo wanted to make absolutely sure that New York women always have the right to access a safe, legal abortion,
even a later-term one, no matter what the rest of the country decides to do.
He and his supporters are looking at states like Texas (and North Dakota, and Kansas, and Ohio, and on and on and on),
where abortion will soon be functionally illegal, by virtue of being impossible to get.
Reactions from The Far Right-
Conservative news outlets like the National Review claimed that the measure was meant to "expand" abortion
Would allow non-doctors to perform abortions
(Source for this statement- New York State Catholic Conference)
Would allow a baby to be aborted, right up to the moment of birth
(Source for this statement- New York State Catholic Conference)
The truth- Abortion is illegal in New York after 24 weeks, unless the woman's life is in danger.
The Gigantic Shadow that was cast-
New York State legislators ended the 2013 legislative session by blocking Gov. Andrew Cuomo's pioneering 10-point plan for women's equality,
which sought, among other things, to defend against abortion restrictions, human trafficking, sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination
and domestic violence.
While the New York State Assembly passed the 10-point Women’s Equality Act, the Senate leadership refused to introduce any bill
that included abortion rights.
Instead, the Senate broke the bill into 10 separate measures and passed 9 with overwhelming, bipartisan support. But, ultimately,
the Senate and Assembly could not come to a final agreement, so none of the 10-points of the agenda became law.
The amendment to keep abortion legal and available was blocked when 32 senators – 30 Republicans and 2 Democrats – voted it down.
Democrats are in the majority in the Assembly; and Democrats hold a numerical advantage in the Senate, yet don’t call the shots
there. A four-member Independent Democratic Conference shares power with the Republicans; Sen. Jeffrey Klein, D-Bronx leads
the IDC, with Sen. David Carlucci, New City, playing a supporting role.
If it happened in NY, it could happen in Boston. *shudder*
July 1, 2013
Cuomo wanted to make absolutely sure that New York women always have the right to access a safe, legal abortion,
even a later-term one, no matter what the rest of the country decides to do.
He and his supporters are looking at states like Texas (and North Dakota, and Kansas, and Ohio, and on and on and on),
where abortion will soon be functionally illegal, by virtue of being impossible to get.
Reactions from The Far Right-
Conservative news outlets like the National Review claimed that the measure was meant to "expand" abortion
Would allow non-doctors to perform abortions
(Source for this statement- New York State Catholic Conference)
Would allow a baby to be aborted, right up to the moment of birth
(Source for this statement- New York State Catholic Conference)
The truth- Abortion is illegal in New York after 24 weeks, unless the woman's life is in danger.
The Gigantic Shadow that was cast-
New York State legislators ended the 2013 legislative session by blocking Gov. Andrew Cuomo's pioneering 10-point plan for women's equality,
which sought, among other things, to defend against abortion restrictions, human trafficking, sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination
and domestic violence.
While the New York State Assembly passed the 10-point Women’s Equality Act, the Senate leadership refused to introduce any bill
that included abortion rights.
Instead, the Senate broke the bill into 10 separate measures and passed 9 with overwhelming, bipartisan support. But, ultimately,
the Senate and Assembly could not come to a final agreement, so none of the 10-points of the agenda became law.
The amendment to keep abortion legal and available was blocked when 32 senators – 30 Republicans and 2 Democrats – voted it down.
Democrats are in the majority in the Assembly; and Democrats hold a numerical advantage in the Senate, yet don’t call the shots
there. A four-member Independent Democratic Conference shares power with the Republicans; Sen. Jeffrey Klein, D-Bronx leads
the IDC, with Sen. David Carlucci, New City, playing a supporting role.
If it happened in NY, it could happen in Boston. *shudder*
