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Family Planning Advocates’ Day of Action Monday, January 14, 2013

Join Family Planning Advocates and hundreds of women’s health supporters at the Capitol on January 14, 2013 for the kick off of the new legislative session!

Family Planning Advocates’ signature advocacy event at the start of the 2013 legislative session will make it clear to elected officials that reproductive and sexual health care and education must remain a priority.

Plan on joining us in Albany on January 14, 2013. Register now!

News

A Senate snag on women’s rights?
February 3rd, 2013

Albany Times Union editorial, Feb. 3, 2013 Our opinion: Comfortable or not, a women’s rights agenda, including abortion rights, should come to the state Senate floor for a vote. It’s hard to believe we’re arguing about things like equal pay for women, protection for victims of domestic violence, and abortion rights in New York [...]

Groups debate effects of Reproductive Health Act
February 1st, 2013

Gannett News Service, Feb. 1, 2013 Pro-life groups and women’s rights activists in New York are battling over the controversial Reproductive Health Act, which critics say would expand abortion rights and supporters argue would largely codify existing federal laws. Abortion opponents are pushing back against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s pledge this year to pass the act and warning [...]

FPA congratulates Sen. Stewart-Cousins, a true champion of women’s health
December 18th, 2012

Statement from Family Planning Advocates of NYS President and CEO M. Tracey Brooks Today, women’s health care supporters are celebrating the election of Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins to lead the state Senate’s Democratic Conference. Sen. Stewart-Cousins is a true champion for reproductive health care—protecting and advancing access to care for the women, men and teens [...]

Press Releases

(ALBANY, NY Jan. 29, 2013) Family Planning Advocates of New York State (FPA) today heralds the announcement by the Governor’s office that more than 280 organizations have signed on to his proposed Women’s Equality Act. Housed at www.NY4Women.com, the list of supporters represents a diverse group of national, state and regional organizations in support of ...

More than 400 women’s health care advocates gathered at the Capitol today to urge passage this session of the Women’s Equality Act, historic legislation that will once again position New York as the national leader in women’s health and ...

(ALBANY, NY Jan. 9, 2013) Family Planning Advocates of New York State (FPA) today commends Governor Cuomo for his newly proposed Women’s Equality Act proposed in his State of the State address and his ongoing commitment to advancing reproductive health care policy. “Today we again heard from the Governor that women’s health care is one of ...