Cynthia Nixon knocks Gov. Cuomo as late to effort to protect abortion rights in New York
"He's put his finger in the wind and realized too late that if one is going to call oneself a progressive one has to fight like a progressive," Nixon said Monday at a press conference in
The renewed focus on abortion access comes as
Nixon was speaking in
Ramos, a former staffer to Mayor de Blasio, sought to tie Cuomo to Peralta and the IDC.
"They've had the time and political environment to get the work done and they haven't," Ramos said.
Nixon, too, argued Cuomo and the IDC were "one and the same" -- and, in speaking about the state's "outdated" reproductive health laws, spoke about her own mother's abortion, which came before the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
"It was really important for her to talk to me about it so that I will understand how critical reproductive choice is," Nixon said.
As first reported by the
Cuomo's campaign declined to comment on Nixon's remarks but noted that the governor had proposed a state constitutional amendment to codify Roe v. Wade in state law in January. Like the legislative efforts to codify Roe, it did not pass the
The cross-endorsement between Nixon and Ramos is the latest in a series of endorsements Nixon has picked up from candidates, largely women, challenging incumbent
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