New York legislature passes bill protecting abortion providers from litigation in other states

The New York State Legislature has passed a bill to protect abortion providers from being subject to legal action in states where the procedure is banned. 

"As anti-choice extremists continue to roll back reproductive care across the country, New York remains a sanctuary state for access," Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a Democrat, said after the chamber passed the legislation Tuesday. "It is our moral obligation to help women across the country with their bodily autonomy by protecting New York doctors from litigation efforts from anti-choice extremists."

The bill builds upon legislation signed into law last year that protects medical professionals who provide telehealth abortion services. The new bill, which has yet to be signed into law, expands protections for telehealth providers. 

Abortion providers told The New York Times that they plan on mailing abortifacients to states with abortion bans as soon as the bill becomes law, as expected.

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