“When the New York State Senate voted to legalize abortion in 1970, 12 Republican senators voted in favor of it.”
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
New York State Senate Majority Leader. a news conference. Claim dated 3 May 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisTrue
What PolitiFact found
In 1970, when New York state legalized abortion, 13 Republican state senators voted in favor of it.
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In short
Andrea Stewart-Cousins (New York State Senate Majority Leader) made this claim around 3 May 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 May 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “True”.
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