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New York lawmakers passed measures to tighten the states gun laws, abortion protections and voting rights into the wee hours of Friday morning.

The measures were approved ahead of the potential ruling.

Governor Hochul Announces Nation-leading $35 Million Investment to Support Abortion Providers in New York.

Democratic leaders said they were working to solidify New York as a safe haven for women seeking reproductive care.

And theres also talk -- and i think there needs t to be really -- we need to be big and bold how we imagine the future of reproductive freedom in the country. we need to think about the e.r.a., equality amendment. we have to fundamentally re-imagine how we want to protect this right in the future. but we have a lot of options. but it all comes down to the access to the ballot box and voting smoch the fact that we have an extremist gop that has really aggressively attacked our fundamental freedom...

Realized something had changed. it was time to do something about it. >> reporter: panetta and the joint chiefs have been discussing this over a year, jon. jon: i guess israeli is really the only country in the world that requires women to serve in its military. how have they handled the issue of women in combat there? >> reporter: thats a good question. female lawmakers in parliament passed a equality amendment that stated the right of women to serve in any role in the idf is equal the right of...