Michele Sterlace-Accorsi, spokesperson for Feminists choose life in New Yorksays her team is ramping up efforts to advance bills in the state that would require abortion providers to provide patients with additional information about their pregnancy or alternatives. to end them, similar to what other states have enacted.
In Michiganfor example, doctors must ask pregnant women if they are being forced to decide to have an abortion, and OhioPhysicians must share fetal development guidelines with their patients at least 24 hours before an abortion.
Such bills will most likely be supported by some politicians in New York. “A medical environment that advises patients about all the opportunities they have, that is very important,” said Marianne Buttenschon, a Democrat representing the Utica region. “At a time when someone is making a very difficult decision and it is something they will ponder as time goes on in life, it is important to ensure that all information is provided. “
Although most New York lawmakers tend to support legal access to abortion, some of them, including Democrats, voted against the Reproductive Health Act. In 2019, expanded abortion rights in the state. Several New York City Council members, including at least one Democrat, have donated to a crisis surrogacy center in Queens.
“People think there is no real need to move forward or end the stigma here,” says reproductive rights activist Ms. Estrada. refers to pockets in cities, like the Bronx, where there is some cultural and religious shame around abortion. . “But that’s not true, especially when we’re seeing so many crisis pregnancy centers spring up. “
Many crisis pregnancy centers are located next to abortion clinics because the likelihood of women confusing one for the other is greater, Ms. Estrada said.
