NY Governor Hochul signed laws protecting reproductive rights, responding to restrictive policies in other states post-Dobbs. Measures include safety for medication abortion and infrastructure funding.

The law, which lets doctors use the name of their medical practices instead of their own when prescribing abortion pills, is the latest addition to shield laws in New York that protect doctors who provide abortion medication to patients in states with strict abortion bans.

New York doctors prescribing abortion pills to out-of-state patients will no longer be forced to include their names on prescriptions under a law signed Monday by Gov. Hochul. The law comes in immediate response to criminal charges in Louisiana against a New Paltz doctor,

New York State leaders put forth new protections for reproductive health care providers Monday morning. Governor Kathy Hochul was surrounded by female senate and assembly members when she signed new legislation which she says will allow another layer of protection for doctors who prescribe abortion pills to women outside of New York.

In a powerful demonstration of support for reproductive rights, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation designed to strengthen New York’s position as a sanctuary for reproductive health care in America.