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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Family Planning Advocates of New York State applauds the Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan for their comprehensive adoption of the women’s preventive health services provision contained within the Affordable Care Act for their private health plans. This provision requires new plans to cover basic preventive care without any out-of-pocket cost, including birth control, cancer screenings, [...]

A new statewide campaign focused on the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) kicked off in New York City this week. Local elected officials launched the effort to call on Gov. Cuomo and the leadership of the state Legislature to take action this session to pass the Reproductive Health Act—a bill that seven out of 10 New [...]

Today, more than 16 college campuses around New York State will launch the first Annual College Week of Action, organized by Family Planning Advocates of New York State (FPA) and New York’s Planned Parenthoods. Students will host activities to increase awareness of and support for access to comprehensive family planning health care, including passage of [...]