John,

Three years ago today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — and with the stroke of a pen, they stripped away a woman’s constitutional right to make her own, personal health care decisions. 

This verdict opened the door for states to restrict abortion access or ban it entirely. And since then, that is exactly what we’ve seen happen. Anti-choice judges and extremist politicians are routinely attacking abortion access, endangering the lives of millions of women while challenging the authority of licensed doctors to prescribe FDA-approved medications.

In New York, we’re standing firm. As Governor, I’m doing everything in my power to protect women, their healthcare providers and the fundamental right to choose. I will never stop fighting to ensure that abortion remains legal, safe, and accessible for all.

I knew that if Roe was overturned, we’d have to be ready. That’s why over the past three years – I’ve worked hard to make sure New York remains a safe harbor for those who need reproductive health care — including an abortion:

• Launching a nation-leading $35 million Abortion Provider Support Fund
• Securing a five-year stockpile of abortion medication misoprostol
  
• Enacting new laws to protect out-of-state patients and the doctors who serve them
  
• Expanding access to abortion medication on SUNY and CUNY campuses
  

No matter what happens in Washington or at the Supreme Court, New York will remain a safe harbor for abortion care.

Because in New York, we’re not just protecting reproductive rights. We’re advancing them. To anyone who tries to strip away our fundamental freedoms, I have a clear message: 

Not here, not now, not ever.

Ever Upward, 

Gov. Kathy Hochul 

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