- Myrie proposed the bill after a 2021 Texas law, which local media reported allows any person to make civil claims for damages against abortion providers or anyone who assists with a woman obtaining an abortion after a pregnancy enters its sixth week.
- He said the concept could “save our planet and protect our lives.”
- However, Ken Pokalsky, vice president of the Business Council of New York, told the Post the law would benefit lawyers as it’s “designed for class action suits.”
