Roger Hannigan Gilson reports in the Times Union talks with the two Democrats running in an Aug. 23 primary election for the new 19th Congressional District about what they would do about abortion rights after the Supreme Court allowed states to ban the medical procedure. Both attorney Josh Riley, based near Binghamton, and Jamie Cheney, a Dutchess County businessperson and farmer, support abortion rights. Riley said that abortions are “decisions for women to make, not politicians or the government.” Cheney said, “I’d like us to build out our health infrastructure so everyone can make a very highly informed decision by 24 weeks.... I would prefer to see that to any further amendment to the law.” Cheney said she supports women coming from other states to have abortions, but also “equally strongly that this in no way increases any kind of economic burden on families in our state.” In Congress, Cheney would not have a say on funding abortions for those outside New York, which would be a budget matter for the state legislature. Riley wants to stop bounty programs that reward citizens for telling authorities about abortions, saying statutes need to be changed “to make sure those bounty programs never happen again.” Read more about this story in the Times Union.