Dems warn that if GOP candidate Lee Zeldin becomes New York's governor, he'll have plenty of opportunities to impact abortion rights in the state — even if he can't overturn laws passed by the Democrat-controlled Legislature.
that included making the state a safe haven for those who came her from out of state seeking an abortion. Then in July, lawmakers took the first vote to get abortion rights codified in the state constitution.that says: “I will not change and could not change New York’s abortion law. Hochul already knows that, yet she tried to deceive you anyhow.”
New York voters have not elected a Republican to statewide office in 20 years — when then-Gov. George Pataki won a third term as a pro-abortion rights governor. And the state has become significantly more blue since then. Zeldin could try to limit funding for abortion-rights programs, which Hochul has bolstered this year to help abortion clinics with an increase in cases from other states, Democrats said. In May, Zeldinthat it would be a “a great idea” to appoint a “pro-life” health commissioner.
“There’s a dozen ways a governor in an executive position can influence rulemaking,” Glick said Monday.
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