New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, signed into law a bill on Friday that will grant protection to doctors who prescribe abortion pills to out-of-state patients.
“The measure – passed by the state legislature Tuesday – will block out-of-state litigation, prohibiting prosecution against doctors in New York who provide telehealth services, prescribe medication abortion, or deliver reproductive health care to patients living in states with restrictive abortion laws,” according to CNN.
And so, were a doctor in New York to prescribe a patient in Texas abortion pills, that doctor would not be legally liable, despite the GOP state’s tough abortion restrictions.
“Extremist lawmakers in other states can stop their health care providers from supplying abortion pills. That’s your state. I feel sorry for your constituents. But they can’t stop us. They can’t stop our providers. They can’t stop New York, and that’s how we’re fighting back,” the governor said while signing the bill into law Friday.
NEW: I just signed a law to protect women seeking abortion care from New York doctors. Our law ensures providers can prescribe & send abortion medication to patients in states where it is banned.
Draconian abortion bans put lives at risk. We will never back down from this fight. pic.twitter.com/pSbberSoPL
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) June 23, 2023
News of the law prompted a flurry of criticism, with critics wondering why Hochul was so concerned about protecting out-of-state abortion access when her own constituents were suffering from homelessness, crime, and more.
“Why not protect women (&kids) from crime in the subways and on our streets, homelessness, insane cost of living, unsafe schools w declining standards or myriad health threats?” one critic tweeted.
“NY women sleep soundly you have right to abortion up until giving birth. Doing a great job Gov!” the critic sarcastically added.
The point about crime was especially salient, as crime in New York State — and especially in New York City — has been off the rails for years now.
Case in point: “Spike in subway knife attacks sends more cops into NYC transit system,” the headline for a station WNBC story published Saturday morning reads.
“The NYPD is launching a new subway surge in response to the latest rash of violence underground. Transit officers and community response teams have combined efforts to flood the New York City subway system after six knife attacks in the past week,” the station reported.
“These crimes that happen that are shocking, and rightfully so, and they’re shocking to us also, that cause us to reassure the public that we’re here for them,” NYPD Transit Chief Michael Kemper reportedly said.
Meanwhile, this week news emerged of a straight-up execution that had occurred on the streets of NYC a few months earlier.
“A 67-year-old ex-con was shot dead at a Brooklyn streetcorner by a man on a bicycle who pulled up and opened fire after an apparent accomplice stopped to chat up the victim, police said Friday,” according to the New York Daily News.
“Wayne White, who served five state prison terms dating back to the 1980s, died in a ‘straight-up execution’ on April 1 at 10:50 a.m. near the corner of Williams and Atlantic Aves. in East New York, according to cops. The assassination was captured on video,” the paper reported.
News also emerged of a beating and sexual assault.
“Police have arrested the angry john who tossed a 51-year-old prostitute down a flight of stairs earlier this month in Brooklyn and then brutally beat and sexually assaulted her for not bringing a condom to their assignation,” the Daily News reported.
“Jareill Finley, 30, of the Bronx, was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault, strangulation, two counts of criminal sex acts and sexual abuse for his vicious attack on the sex worker in East New York, according to cops,” according to the NYC paper.
Criminals are literally running over people in front of police officers because they have no fear of the repercussions. Soft on crime policies from woke prosecutors is making it dangerous just to cross the street in New York City. pic.twitter.com/i9MFO4MFoG
— National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) (@GLFOP) June 21, 2023
Shoplifting, which is a form of crime, has also been through the roof.
“In New York, everything’s a five-finger discount these days. The Big Apple has become a shoplifter’s paradise — with reported retail thefts hitting record levels for the second year in a row in 2022, a Post analysis of police data shows,” the New York Post reported in February.
“The number of shoplifting complaints surged to more than 63,000 last year — a 45% jump over the roughly 45,000 reported in 2021 and a nearly 275% jump compared to the mid-2000s, the statistics show,” according to the Post.
The video of the “blowtorch thief” posted yesterday was recorded at the Walgreens at 93-12 Astoria Blvd. in East Elmhurst at 2:35 p.m.
He made off with $448 worth of skin care products and hasn’t been caught.
Shoplifting in New York City has grown by 77% over the past five… pic.twitter.com/Tl5BVmh3ER
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) June 23, 2023
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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