Andrew Cuomo has proposed a constitutional amendment that would codify Roe v. Wade into the state’s constitution, regardless of what happens to the ruling at the federal level. During his campaign, he also said that if more seats open up during his presidency, Roe v. Wade would likely be overturned. Anti-abortion legislators emboldened by that kind of rhetoric have begun to further chip away at abortion access at the state level. But reproductive rights advocates say they are reassured by the pushback they see coming from other areas of the country, such as New York. “It’s not an understatement that for many women, in many states, Roe v. Wade is a hollow promise at best.”

Source: Huffington Post January 31, 2017 18:02 UTC