New York's High Court Upholds Mandatory Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance

The ruling rejects the Catholic church's challenge, affirming that the law does not violate religious freedoms.

• New York's 2017 regulation requires health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions.
• The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany argued the law's religious exemption was too narrow.
• The New York Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the regulation, citing its neutrality and general applicability.
• Attorney General Letitia James celebrated the decision as a victory for reproductive rights.
• The Diocese plans to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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