Mayor Eric Adams joined city officials, including City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, at Kings County Hospital Friday to announce the signing of new bills that they say will strengthen abortion rights in the city.

“The six bills I signed today ensure that reproductive rights and freedoms are protected under New York City law,” Mayor Adams said.

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in June, Speaker Adams said the majority-women City Council wanted to make the legislation a priority.

”The Supreme Court’s dangerous decision has already impacted millions of people across the country, especially brown, Black and low income Americans who cannot afford to travel out of states to access the care that they need the most,” Speaker Adams said. “As a Council, we were prepared to act.”

The new laws require the city to report the number of births and abortions, prohibit city agencies from using resources to detain abortion providers, implement more public education programs, create outreach and education campaigns, and giving free access to FDA-approved medications to end pregnancies at city Department of Health facilities.

One Brooklyn resident, who declined to give her name, said she applauds the mayor and City Council’s efforts.

“I’m glad I live in New York and not another state,” she said. “I’m glad that they are strengthened and not thinking of going the opposite way.”

“Having an abortion sometimes is about a medically necessary operation, whether it’s your health, whether it’s the babies in the wrong place,” she continued. “It’s not just about having a baby.”

But Tiona Laster, another Brooklyn resident, said she would rather see the city prioritize resources elsewhere.

“Why should we have to use our tax paying dollars to pay for something that you did,” Laster said. “We should be using those resources to put back into our community.”

For Mayor Adams and his administration, these bills continue to cement New York as a leader in the nation.

“If your state doesn’t respect your rights, New Yorkers will. This is our moment and we are going to meet it head on,” the mayor said.