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Ithaca's abortion sanctuary law prohibits city resources to aid out-of-state investigations seeking to bring criminal charges against people performing or receiving an abortion and individuals are encouraged to sue Ithaca if the law is not upheld. 

City of Ithaca protects abortion access with sanctuary law

By Lorien Tyne, Assistant News Editor • September 7, 2022
Ithaca became a sanctuary city for abortions July 6 after the Common Council voted unanimously to make the ordinance brought forth by Alderperson Robert Cantelmo into city law. 
A flag flies in front of the U.S. Supreme Court that reads "No Justice, No Peace," after the decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was released which also overturned Roe v. Wade.

Ithaca community responds to Roe v. Wade overturning

By Aidan Charde and Caitlin Holtzman • June 28, 2022

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade — a 1973 landmark ruling that protected citizen’s rights to an abortion — in a 5–4 decision June 24. [slideshow_deploy id='44160']   Justice...

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