State
Abortion
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Where do you stand?
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Not sure
Restrict
Photo: Harrison Keely · CC BY 4.0
Abortion should stay legal and accessible in New York as it is today.
Politician
Stance
KH
Kathy C. Hochul
G
Keep
BB
Bruce A. Blakeman
G
Keep
LJ
Letitia A. James
A
Keep
SK
Saritha Komatireddy
A
Not on record
TD
Thomas P. DiNapoli
C
Not on record
JH
Joseph Hernandez
C
Not on record
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The issue
Whether New York should keep its current abortion laws, including protections for doctors who treat patients in other states.
Gov. Hochul supports current law, and her Republican opponent Bruce Blakeman calls it 'well-settled.' The live fight is over New York's shield law: in Oct. 2025 a state judge refused to let Texas collect a penalty from a New Paltz doctor who mailed abortion pills there.
Keep
Current law lets patients and doctors make medical decisions without government interference, and voters added these protections to the state constitution in 2024.
Restrict
A fetus deserves legal protection, and current law allows some abortions after 24 weeks and lets minors get one without telling a parent.
Good to know
1
Abortion is legal up to 24 weeks. After that, only if the fetus cannot survive or the patient's life or health is at risk. Source ↗
2
People under 18 do not need a parent's permission or notice to get an abortion in New York. Source ↗
3
Voters approved Proposal 1 in November 2024, adding protections tied to reproductive health care to the state constitution, 62.5% to 37.5%. Source ↗
Words to know
Shield law
A New York law that protects local doctors from other states' lawsuits and charges for abortion care that is legal here.
Viable
Able to survive outside the womb.
Telehealth
Care by video, phone, or online, sometimes with pills sent by mail.
Latest
Society of Family Planning
#WeCount report, April 2022 to December 2025
2026-06-10
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Washington Examiner
New York Republicans ponder Bruce Blakeman's abortion-rights stance
2025-12-23
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The Texas Tribune
New York tosses Ken Paxton challenge in abortion pills case
2025-10-31
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WXXI News
New York voters pass ballot Proposal One, also known as the Equal Rights Amendment
2024-11-05
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New York State Attorney General
Reproductive rights: Abortion is legal in New York
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Society of Family Planning
#WeCount report, April 2022 to December 2025
2026-06-10
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Washington Examiner
New York Republicans ponder Bruce Blakeman's abortion-rights stance
2025-12-23
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The Texas Tribune
New York tosses Ken Paxton challenge in abortion pills case
2025-10-31
↗
WXXI News
New York voters pass ballot Proposal One, also known as the Equal Rights Amendment
2024-11-05
↗
New York State Attorney General
Reproductive rights: Abortion is legal in New York
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