The Peru Gazette

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday he will propose an amendment to the state constitution that would secure the right to an abortion in New York should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Cuomo announced his proposal to deafening cheers at a rally of some 1,600 women and men at the Empire State Convention Center in support of Planned Parenthood’s mission to provide reproductive health services, including abortion. Some in the like-minded audience wore the pink “pussy hats” donned by protesters in the Jan. 21 multi-city Women’s March, a response to Trump’s election that was intended to be a stand for women’s rights and other issues. Participants at Monday’s rally also sought to encourage senators to pass the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act, which would require health insurers in New York to cover birth control without co-payments, as now required by the federal Affordable Care Act.

Source: Cuomo proposes amending N.Y. Constitution to secure abortion rights – Times Union