New York would become the first city to pay for abortions through direct funding if the city council approves a $250,000 proposed allocation to the New York Abortion Access Fund.
The money is for low-income women and part of a new budget. The city council is expected to vote this week.
Supporters championed the new fund by saying the money is for citizens of New York and other states, too.
“This initiative not only makes New York the first city in the nation to directly fund abortion services, but also lets any American who is facing increasing abortion restrictions in their home state know that they can come and get the services they need in the Five Boroughs,” Councilwoman Carlina Rivera said in a statement, according to the New York Post. “This fund is just another signal, another example of how New York State and New York City has to be that leader on this issue.”
Although other cities fund abortion through government-run insurance, it is thought New York would become the first city to set aside money specifically for abortion.
The New York Abortion Access Fund celebrated the news on Facebook: “That makes NYC the first city in the country to directly fund abortions – and that’s something to celebrate!” The organization, according to its website, “supports anyone who is unable to pay fully for an abortion and is living in or traveling to…
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