NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed off on six new laws Friday aimed at bolstering women’s access to abortions — a response to the Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The laws — now collectively known as the NYC Abortion Rights Act — will require the city Health Department to provide abortion pills for free to patients seeking to terminate pregnancies, place restrictions on city cash going to the enforcement of abortion restrictions and allow for civil lawsuits against entities interfering with reproductive health care.
“We’re not leaving our sisters behind,” Adams said at the bill signing at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn. “Safe, legal abortions are cornerstones of public health, and in New York City, they always will be. We will always support those coming here to access these rights.”
