Statement from New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey on Ulster County Clerk’s Rejection of Texas Filing Against Hudson Valley Doctor

The only response to this depraved effort by Texas to penalize private healthcare decisions is to reject it, and our Acting Ulster County Clerk has courageously done that today in upholding the New York State Shield Law. New York will not bend to the extreme injustice of hostile, grandstanding Attorneys General weaponizing the legal system to control people’s lives and bodies. We stand in defense of our doctors doing their jobs, patients seeking healthcare, and against overreach no matter who’s behind it. The Hudson Valley is a beacon of what’s right and just and always will be.