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A group that evolved from Women’s March NYC is now urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help push for a constitutional convention in New York as a way to guarantee abortion rights. Forward March New York, formerly Women’s March NYC, announced Monday, in a letter to Cuomo, their support for a […]
Members of the New York Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood dressed in hospital gowns and surgical masks and stormed the Capitol last week in hopes of convincing Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan to put the Reproductive Health Act up for a vote on the Senate floor. The bill […]
Religious leaders representing hundreds of Jewish, Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopalian and Unitarian congregations joined Sen. Liz Krueger and Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee in Albany to show support for women’s health care and reproductive rights. “As pastors, we believe in New Yorkers’ ability to get the health care that is supported by […]
Members, supporters and advocates for the New York Civil Liberties Union rallied Monday outside the Capitol in support of several bills they say would protect and expand civil rights. Public defense funding and reform, reproductive rights, transgender discrimination, electronic privacy, and police data transparency were all on the agenda for […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a constitutional amendment that would permanently codify Roe v. Wade protections, assuring the continuation of pro-choice laws in New York regardless of what happens at the federal level. He announced the plan at the Family Planning Advocates annual Day of Action on Jan. 30 in […]