01-15-2021
On the eve of the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court s Roe v Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide, some domestic abuse victims have joined in a lawsuit against one of the country s most liberal state abortion laws, claiming it makes them more vulnerable to domestic violence.
Their target is New York state s Reproductive Health Act (RHA) that legalized abortion in some cases up until the point of birth. Its passage in January of 2019 was celebrated with cheering by supporters in the New York State Assembly, and with One World Trade Center lit up in the color pink to honor the bill becoming law.