Catholic leaders have denounced the Reproductive Health Act, also known as RHA.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing for the measure that would declare abortion a fundamental right in New York state and make late-term abortions legal in cases in which a mother's health is at risk or a fetus is unviable.

"We mourn the unborn infants who will lose their lives, and the many mothers and fathers who will suffer remorse and heartbreak as a result," the Catholic Bishops of New York State said in a statement.

JoAnn Smith, of Planned Parenthood, says RHA will solidify abortion rights in New York no matter what happens at the federal level.

The Democratic-controlled state Legislature has indicated that RHA will pass on Jan. 22, the 46th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling.