BREAKING NEWS:  (CBS NY) – Just days after a Super Blood Moon was visible over America,  On Tuesday, the 46th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, Senate Democrats passed the Reproductive Health Act, 38-24. Gov. Andrew Cuomo hoped to sign the bill later in the evening, CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported.  Critics call the legislation a radical over-reach that benefits people who harm pregnant women. All the power in Albany is now in the hands of Democrats and they quickly moved to pass an abortion rights

bill. “We’re saying here in New York, women’s lives matter. We’re saying here in New York, women’s decisions matter,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said. New York legalized abortion in 1970, three years before the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. Supporters say almost 50 years later, the Empire State has simply moved to codify abortion rights, with Cuomo often pointing to new members of the high court. READ MORE


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