hey fact fans, when did New York State make abortion legal? I seem to remember it happened before most of the rest of the country (i.e. before 73) and I was wondering if the "the lady from Amityville Horror II couldn't have had an abortion it was 1972!" line in last weekends CI was sloppy fact checking

(oh my vinatge Our Bodies Oursleves says it was legalised in 1970!! But then that law was repealed in 1972 but WAIT the repeal was vetoed. So yes it was possible to get a legal abortion in NYS in in 1972. Now the big question is : write a crankly letter to Law and Order or what?)