He said that could mean holding back on bills by the Assembly's Democratic majority and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to strengthen and update state abortion laws in the event the court overturns Roe v. Wade. (newsday.com)
Proposals including Mr. Spitzer's plan to bolster state abortion laws in the wake of a Supreme Court decision restricting a disputed abortion procedure were not even the subject of serious talks. (nytimes.com)
The bill sponsored by Stewart - Cousins and Glick, both of whom are Democrats, would move state abortion law from the penal code to the health code and revise state law to make it similar to federal law, meaning that women could get an abortion past the 24 - week period if the mother's health — including emotional or mental health — is at risk. (politico.com)