New York governor signs bill to legally protect doctors who prescribe abortion pills for out-of-state patients into law
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Sabrina Souza and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law Friday that legally protects doctors who prescribe and send abortion pills to patients in states where abortion services are outlawed or restricted.
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New York proposal would protect doctors who send abortion pills across state lines
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New York governor signs bill to legally protect doctors who prescribe abortion pills for out-of-state patients into law
By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A bill that would legally protect doctors who prescribe and send abortion pills to patients in states where abortion services are outlawed or restricted is now headed to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk after the state legislature passed the legislation on Tuesday.
The bill is the latest example of progressives institutionalizing abortion rights following the controversial 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
New York's Democratic-majority state legislature announced Tuesday that it had passed a bill to provide legal protection to doctors prescribing and shipping abortion pills to patients in states that ban the procedure.
The bill specifically aims to protect New York doctors who use telehealth systems to prescribe abortion pills for patients in states where abortion is banned.
Doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients in states where the procedure is illegal would be provided with legal protection under a bill approved by state lawmakers.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a law to protect doctors in the state who prescribe abortion pills to patients in other states where the procedure is outlawed. The
The New York legislation could help expand medication abortion access in the U.S. by allowing more patients to end pregnancies without traveling out-of-state.
The Democratic governor described the new law as a direct challenge to states that have dramatically limited or outright outlawed abortions over the past year.
The law bars New York officials from cooperating with certain legal actions initiated in states where abortion is banned, such as arrests or extraditions.
Sabrina Souza and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law Friday that legally protects doctors who prescribe and send abortion pills to patients in states where abortion services are outlawed or restricted.
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law a bill allowing in-state doctors to prescribe abortion-inducing pills to out-of-staters.
Gov. Hochul signed a bill protecting New York-based doctors who prescribe abortion pills for out-of-state patients into law almost a year to the day after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
