Governor: Put abortion rights in New York constitution
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday called for a state constitutional amendment to codify abortion rights should Roe v. Wade be overturned, the latest idea from Democrats in this blue state eager to push back against the new administration of President Donald Trump.
Addressing hundreds of abortion-rights supporters rallying in Albany, Cuomo said New York must ensure that legal access to abortion services and birth control continues regardless of what Trump and other Washington Republicans do.
“Our rights are under attack in Washington,” Cuomo said at the event. “As they pull on our rights, we’re going to push back.”
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards introduced Cuomo at Monday’s rally and hailed the governor’s proposal “at a time when access to reproductive rights is under attack.”