The Reproductive Freedom and Inequity Program would help both New Yorkers and the thousands of people expected to travel to the state from others where abortion is banned.
The bill would establish a Reproductive Freedom and Inequity Program within New York’s Department of Health, which will fund abortion providers and nonprofits so that they can increase access to care. That includes enabling abortion providers to improve their infrastructure, and also providing grants to nonprofits for direct support to people seeking abortions, including travel and lodging costs for those traveling to New York from out of state. The fund would also ensure those without insurance or whose insurance doesn’t cover abortion could afford the procedure. What To Watch ForOther measures in New York that could preserve access to abortion in Roe’s absence. Gavin Newsom (D) said the state will work to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution, for instance, while Connecticut Gov.