New York City unveiled a virtual abortion-on-demand program on Monday, making it the first city in the U.S. to offer abortion pills without an in-person visit for individuals looking to terminate their pregnancies.
The 4-1 majority decision is a notable win for Republicans in the state, following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
In a recent ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in New Orleans, stricter controls have been placed on the distribution and access of the abortion pill, mifepristone.
With exceptions like cases of rape or incest in the first ten weeks, or in circumstances where the mother's health undergoes "substantial and irreversible physical impairment."
On Twitter, he wrote, "I’m #ProLife and I don’t apologize for it and I do believe the time has come for us to establish a minimum national standard of 15 weeks. I think creating a minimum national standard for when a child is able to feel pain in the womb is an idea whose time has come."
