Cuomo Signs Bill Codifying Roe Into NY State Law

The Albany Times-Union reports:

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, flanked by Democratic leaders of the state Legislature, on Tuesday night signed into law a series of measures codifying abortion protections and expanding reproductive health rights for women and their health care providers.

The vote, made possible by the new Democratic majority in the Senate, came 46 years to the day after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

It also updates state abortion laws that were nearly half a century old and, according to Democratic lawmakers, needed to be changed especially in light of recent changes on the nation’s highest court.

Andrew Cuomo signs abortion bill into law, codifying Roe v. Wade https://t.co/ydmwHj4IBD pic.twitter.com/GM8ICVGo1A

— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) January 23, 2019

Today I signed the #ReproductiveHealthAct — codifying Roe v. Wade into state law and protecting women’s reproductive rights no matter what the federal government does.

This is a victory for all New Yorkers. pic.twitter.com/90oMDDnCwV

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) January 23, 2019