The top Democrat in the state Senate on Monday called the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a major abortion case is "deeply concerning" and underscores the state's own abortion law approved in 2019.

The court on Monday signaled it would hear a Mississippi case that challenges the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to abortion, providing a chance for the three-seat conservative majority on the court to make its mark on the issue.

New York lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2019 approved a law that sought to strengthen existing abortion laws, with the goal of codifying the decision in state law. Democrats now hold a supermajority in both the state Senate and the Assembly.

In her statement, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins also pointed to the Democratic majorities in the chamber as a bulwark against any impact on New York.

“Today's announcement that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge related to Mississippi's abhorrent attempts to ban women's reproductive health choices that could threaten the standing of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey is deeply concerning. It also emphasizes the importance of our strong Senate Democratic Majority," Stewart-Cousins said. "I am so proud that one of my first acts as Senate Leader was to finally pass the Reproductive Health Act to codify these protections for women. I truly hope that the Supreme Court will uphold these protections for women as the lower courts have; however, our fight will continue.”

The Reproductive Health Act had been initially proposed in 2014, becoming a key issue in elections for Democratic lawmakers seeking to gain full control of the Senate chamber. The measure was approved soon after Democrats gained a majority in 2019.