FPA 2008 Memos of Support
The Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act
S. 6045A (Stewart-Cousins)
The Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act updates New York’s abortion laws and establishes a fundamental, statutory right to privacy in making personal reproductive decisions.
View FPA's Memo of Support on the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act
The Healthy Teens Act
A. 2856 (Gottfried)
S. 1342 (Winner)
The Healthy Teens Act establishes a competitive grant program through the NYS Department of Health for the specific purpose of awarding grants to school districts, boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES),school-based health centers and community-based organizations for age-appropriate sex education programs.
View FPA's Memo of Support on the Healthy Teens Act
The Unintended Pregnancy Prevention Act
A. 5569 (Paulin)
S.3579 (Winner)
The Unintended Pregnancy Prevention Act would increase the availability of emergency contraception to women by enabling pharmacists and nurses to dispense the medication through collaborative agreements with physicians. The legislation would also mandate that all insurance policies that cover prescription contraception cover emergency contraception when provided by a non-patient specific prescription or over-the-counter.
View FPA's Memo of Support on the Unintended Pregnancy Prevention Act
Public University Emergency Contraception Act
A.885 (Englebright, et. al.)
The Public University Emergency Contraception Act would require each college and university in the SUNY and CUNY systems to disseminate informational materials in clear and concise language to all enrolled students regarding emergency contraception (EC). It also would require that any health service operating as part of these colleges and universities to provide emergency contraception (sometimes referred to as “the morning-after pill”) to students who request it.
View FPA's Memo of Support on the Public University Emergency Contraception Act
A.2712 (John)
S.3936 (Johnson)
The New York State Fair Pay Act would make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate between employees on the basis of sex, race and/or national origin by paying different wages
View FPA's Memo of Support on The New York State Fair Pay Act