By Casey Seiler
Backed by a large number of his Democratic conference and advocates,
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Tuesday afternoon warned of “a slow and
steady erosion” of reproductive rights as he announced that the chamber
would pass two measures designed to protect abortion availability and
enhance access to contraception — issues that are once again back in the
news as Republicans take control of the gears of government in
Washington, D.C., and President Donald Trump prepares to name a Supreme
Court justice who could play a role in undoing four decades of uneasy
consensus on the right to abortion.
The chamber passed the latest version of the Reproductive Health Act,
which codifies the protections of the high court’s Roe v. Wade
decisions in state law, Tuesday evening by a 96-46 vote. Members then
passed the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act, which would require
all health insurers provide cost-free contraceptive coverage as a part
of their insurance policies, later Tuesday night by a similarly wide
margin.
The second bill was introduced by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
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Source: timesunion.com (via The Empire Report)
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