Mamdani and Hochul announce cash infusion for New York City Abortion Access Hub expansion
New York City and New York state are funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars in new funding toward the New York City Abortion Access Hub.
Press releases from the offices of Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Empire State Gov. Kathy Hochul declared that the two figures were announcing that the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the state’s Department of Health are infusing $495,000 to expand the program’s “referral network.”
“The expansion will allow the Hub to connect callers with a broader network of abortion providers and support organizations outside the five boroughs, helping more people access reproductive health care regardless of where they live,” the releases noted.
The releases say “New York State’s annual investment… will support the Hub’s coordination with abortion providers outside New York City and organizations that assist patients with travel, financial support and lodging associated with obtaining care.”
While the city’s press release places this “annual investment” from the state at $220,000, the state’s press release puts that figure at $250,000.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the mayor’s and governor’s offices about the discrepancy.
The announcement about the funding came on the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.
“The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion. Roe and Casey arrogated that authority. We now overrule those decisions and return that authority to the people and their elected representatives,” that ruling declared.
The press releases note that “The NYC Abortion Access Hub is a confidential hotline that connects callers to abortion care and related services, including financial assistance, insurance enrollment, transportation and lodging. The Hub was launched in response to the Dobbs decision. Since its launch, the Hub has answered more than 10,400 calls and nearly 5,000 live chat messages. More than half of callers seek medication abortion services, while one-quarter of calls come from outside New York state.”
“Four years ago, the disastrous Dobbs decision stripped away a fundamental right and put reproductive health care out of reach for millions of Americans across this country,” Mamdani said in a statement. “Since then, New York has led the fight to protect abortion care. On this anniversary, we are expanding the successful Abortion Access Hub so that anyone seeking care can more easily find it. Together with New York State, we are strengthening a lifeline that connects people to abortion care, medication, transportation, lodging and support. Because abortion is health care. And health care is a human right.”
“As we commemorate four years since the Supreme Court’s disastrous Dobbs decision, New York is sending a clear message to the rest of the country: We’re not going to let Washington Republicans take us backwards,” Hochul noted in a statement. “Thanks to our support, we are expanding the reach of this vital resource so more people have access to safe reproductive health care.”
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