New York Can’t Claim 'Choice' While Silencing It
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced another $20 million in taxpayer funding to expand access to abortion pills. In doing so, she declared, “We are facing a time when our fundamental rights are under attack by anti-choice politicians who are determined to dismantle established reproductive freedoms.” She added, “New York will always remain a safe haven for people seeking care, and I will never back down from fighting to protect access to health care that thousands of New Yorkers rely on.”
Those are strong words about freedom and rights. But they ring hollow when placed alongside what is happening at the very same time in New York.
While state leaders claim to defend “choice,” New York is actively suing Heartbeat International and 11 pregnancy help organizations for speaking about abortion pill reversal, a protocol that offers women a chance to continue their pregnancy after taking the first abortion drug. To date, more than 8,000 lives have been saved through the protocol, according........
