Abortion

They used the occasion to announce steps to further protect abortion rights in New York State.

The law protects New York providers who prescribe medication abortions to pregnant people in other states where the practice has been outlawed.

Gov. Kathy Hochul says she's stockpiling a drug used for medication abortions to ensure that women in New York continue to have access to it.

The state's attorney general and the governor are giving some of the country's biggest pharmacies 10 days to respond.

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The two candidates for governor double down on their priority issues in the race. Governor Kathy Hochul highlighted abortion rights Wednesday, while Republican candidate and Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin focused on fighting crime.

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The country's access to abortion is in a precarious state with the right to abortion no longer protected by the federal government.

State leaders are now reacting to ruling that ends the five-decades-old decision and talking about the future of reproductive rights in New York.