Abortion Policy, Law & Politics

Democratic incumbent Letitia James and Republican Saritha Komatireddy are competing for New York Attorney General, debating key issues including public safety, abortion, and government accountability. Both candidates emphasize different priorities for the office, with James focusing on protecting abortion access and civil rights, while Komatireddy prioritizes public safety and enforcement against Medicaid fraud in New York.

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Abortion Policy, Law & Politics

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Abortion Drugs & Practices

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Medical Care, Research & Statistics

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Abortion Drugs & Practices

New York City’s 2023 abortion statistics were published online as part of the city’s vital statistics report in early 2026. This data does not include the number of mail-order abortion drugs prescribed by licensed abortion providers in other states to New York City residents or the number of self-managed abortions performed by women outside of […] The post Abortion Reporting: New York City (2023) appeared first on Lozier Institute .

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Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide & End-of-Life Care

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Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide & End-of-Life Care

Catholic bishops and religious sisters in New York and Illinois have filed lawsuits against their states' assisted suicide laws, winning temporary court rulings that prevent enforcement of these laws against them while litigation continues. These lawsuits argue that the laws compel Catholic healthcare providers to violate their conscience by participating in or promoting assisted suicide, which the Church opposes as contrary to its mission and moral teachings.

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Human Dignity, Disability & Bioethics

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Human Dignity, Disability & Bioethics

A baby named Gabriel was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a severe congenital heart defect requiring multiple surgeries and lifelong care, after his surrogate, McKenna West, refused to abort him despite the biological parents' request. New York Presbyterian notes that without treatment, HLHS is fatal within weeks, but with surgery, 72% survive to age five and 90% of those survive to adulthood, highlighting the serious medical challenges faced by babies like Gabriel.

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Dialogue, Education & Outreach

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Dialogue, Education & Outreach

On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people died in terrorist attacks, including 10 preborn children and their mothers, whose names are memorialized at the 9/11 memorial in New York City alongside the phrase 'and her preborn child. The article honors the lives of these preborn children and their mothers, as well as eight born children who died on the planes, recounting personal stories of several victims and their families affected by the tragedy.

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Faith & Church Engagement

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Abortion Policy, Law & Politics

New York has ended its nearly decade-long effort to force Catholic and Anglican nuns, dioceses, and other religious ministries to cover abortions under the state's abortion mandate. This decision follows two U.S. Supreme Court rulings that protected these religious groups from being compelled to pay for abortions despite serving people of all faiths.

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