Forum Newsfront
July, 1970
Abortion Legalized in New YorkAlbany, New York--After one of the longest and bitterest legislative battles in the history of the state, New York has repealed its 140-year-old abortion law. As of July first, licensed physicians are authorized to perform abortions at the request of the woman any time during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. There is no residency requirement. The repeal bill was saved from narrow defeat by assemblyman George Michaels, who prefaced his last-minute change of vote by s...
