The Reproductive Health Act passed the New York State Senate by a vote of 38-24 on January 22 , 2019 , the 46th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court 's '' Roe v. Wade '' ruling . The state Assembly passed the Reproductive Health Act , 92-47 , on the same day ; it was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo that evening . Cuomo ordered One World Trade Center and other landmarks to be lit in pink to celebrate the bill 's passage . The celebratory lighting of One World Trade Center was criticized by Vice President Mike Pence , by Timothy Cardinal Dolan , and by U.S. Senator Ben Sasse ; it was decried by one '' New York Daily News '' columnist as an act of trolling and politicizing the memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks to celebrate the passage of a divisive law
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