Pro-choice advocates cheer Reproductive Health Law
Pro-choice advocates expressed joy and relief at the passage of the Reproductive Health Act in the state Legislature, while pro-life supporters lamented the new law codifying the protections contained in Roe v. Wade.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Reproductive Health Act into law almost immediately after the bill’s passage on Tuesday, the 46th Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision allowing abortion.
Laura McQuade, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of New York City, called the passage of the RHA a historic day.