NYC commits $1M to fund abortion services for low-income women: 'This funding will save lives'
Source: New York Daily News
City Council Democrats launched a $1 million fund Tuesday that will bankroll abortion services for women who cant afford them an effort aimed at solidifying New Yorks status as a safe haven for reproductive rights in the wake of the Supreme Courts reversal of Roe v. Wade.
The fund, which will be available to low-income residents of any state, marks the largest commitment of municipal funds for free abortion services by any city in the country, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said during an afternoon press conference on the steps of City Hall.
New York City is ready to support anyone who needs assistance accessing abortion and reproductive health care, said Adams, who was joined by a dozen of her fellow female Democratic Council members and abortion rights activists. This funding will save lives and reflects the role that our city plays as a leader in reproductive justice.
Half of the investment $500,000 is earmarked for abortion procedures, while the remaining funds are set aside to cover travel, accommodation and other expenses incurred by women seeking care, according to Council officials. The money comes from the three separate funding streams, including a discretionary pot of cash controlled by the speaker.
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BOSSHOG
(37,046 posts)NYC commits 1 million for womens health care. The Catholic Church in Kansas, in all its tax exempt glory, committed more than 4 million to codify a religious belief and force women to give birth. And of course that church retains its tax exempt status.
malthaussen
(17,187 posts)But every little bit helps.
-- Mal