GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE TO ENSHRINE EQUAL RIGHTS INTO THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION
We refuse to stand idly by while the Supreme Court attacks the rights of New Yorkers.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) July 1, 2022
I am issuing a proclamation to add equal rights to the legislature’s extraordinary session agenda — to enshrine the right to abortion access in the State Constitution. pic.twitter.com/M3LIMkYAOT
Governor Kathy Hochul issued a proclamation adding equal rights to the extraordinary session agenda. New York State will pass a resolution in order to solidify the right to abortion access in the State Constitution, in addition to enacting gun safety legislation in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen.
“Recent Supreme Court rulings have threatened the rights of New Yorkers to make decisions about their own bodies and our right to protect New Yorkers from gun violence, but we refuse to stand idly by, and we must act,” Governor Hochul said.”I thank Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie for working through the day and night on these bold actions in response to these reckless Supreme Court decisions. We will enact legislation to strengthen our laws on concealed carry weapons, and building on our nation-leading protections for abortion patients and providers, New York State will take an unprecedented step toward enshrining the fundamental right to abortion access into our State Constitution. Let me be clear: We will do everything in our power to protect New Yorkers.”