In addition, Gov. Cuomo stressed that it is now necessary to codify Roe v. Wade into the New York law. He wants to get it done before the Supreme Court overturns the law.
For years, Republican lawmakers in the state Senate refused to pass legislation to strengthen protections for women’s reproductive rights. Their excuse was, “we have Roe v. Wade,” according to the governor.
Gov. Cuomo encouraged state senators to come back to Albany and pass Roe v. Wade for New York. He said, “There is no time for political games… You just need two lines in the bill— New York state law codifies Roe v. Wade.”
Gov. Cuomo signs executive order to protect reproductive rights
Also on Tuesday, the governor signed an executive order to provide a full range of reproductive health services to women.
He instructed the state’s Department of Financial Services to implement a regulation requiring health insurers to cover over-the-counter emergency contraceptives. That is in addition to all other contraceptive drugs, devices or products for women approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
