New York makes it easier to get an abortion than to adopt a baby thanks in part to Hochul admin edict, critics say

New York makes it easier to get an abortion than adopt a baby thanks partly to a bombshell Hochul administration edict, critics rail.

Adoptive and would-be adoptive parents and their lawyers are blasting a rule recently evoked by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Office of Children and Family Services that limits the financial support adoptive families can give even out-of-state birth mothers.

The controversial restriction, which covers birth moms in New York, too, says financial help can only be made 60 days before the baby is born and 30 days after birth, severely hindering help for the biological moms at crucial times of need, critics say.

The state recently made it clear that the rule covers adoptions involving birth mothers who live outside of New York, too, boosting the state’s stance as one of the most restrictive when it comes to adoptions, opponents say.

“New York is encouraging women from other states to get abortions here but discouraging pregnant women from other states to provide loving homes for their babies right here in New York,” said Dennis Poust, executive director of the New York State Catholic Conference, to The Post.

Veteran adoption lawyer Lisa Goldberg said, “It puts a chilling effect on New York adoptive parents — it puts them at a disadvantage.