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Cuomo Defends NY Abortion Law After Criticism From Trump

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Governor Andrew Cuomo is defending New York's new state abortion law after it was criticized by President Donald Trump during Tuesday's State of the Union address.

In an op-ed published Wednesday in The New York Times, the Democratic governor pushed back against Trump's call to ban late-term abortions, saying Trump lied about New York's law in an effort to undermine federally protected abortion rights.

Enacted last month, the state's Reproductive Health Act codifies rights laid out in Roe v. Wade and other abortion rulings. It states that a woman may abort a viable fetus after 24 weeks of pregnancy only if her life or health is at risk.

Trump left out those stipulations when he criticized the law in his speech before Congress, saying it allows abortion "moments" before birth.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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