It eliminates exceptions for rape and incest entirely, leaving only the narrow life-of-the-pregnant-person exception on the books. Individuals who receive or provide an abortion could be imprisoned for up to 30 years under the bill's terms. The legislation also bans the use of contraceptives that work by preventing fertilized eggs from implanting on the uterine wall, which include methods like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and Plan B emergency contraception.
In the years immediately following the pandemic, retail theft became a business-busting, job-killing plague in New York. Professional shoplifters used the five-finger discount more effectively than they had in years, grabbing whatever they could get their hands on and selling the hot commodities online for profit. The city and state fought back not by sending in armed troops, but with common-sense solutions.