Women's Equality Act Proposal Draws Much Attention
One of several proposals in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State-of-the-State Speech Wednesday includes a Women’s Equality Act, a ten-point agenda that includes protecting a woman’s freedom of choice...
View ArticleVox Pop : Open Forum - Abortion in New York : 2/19/13
As reported this weekend in the New York Times, Governor Andrew Cuomo is set to propose changes to the state’s policies on abortion as part of his ‘Women’s Equality Act’ introduced during his State of...
View ArticleNY Governor Visits Vassar To Tout Women's Equality Act
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was in Poughkeepsie Wednesday as part of his tour to push his Women’s Equality Act. Meanwhile, a Hudson Valley state Assemblyman is calling on Cuomo to have Assembly...
View ArticleWomen's Groups Targeting New York State Senate Over Abortion Rights Provision
Women’s groups are putting pressure on the State Senate’s ruling coalition to take up Governor Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Act, which includes an abortion rights provision.Senator DeFrancisco, a Syracuse...
View ArticleNew York State Legislature Passes Tax Breaks, Fails To Move Women's Rights,...
New York State’s legislative session came to a close early this morning with the state Senate gaveling out shortly after 6:45 a.m. following a final all night session. The Assembly, which stayed in...
View ArticleWomen's Equality Act Campaign Restarts For 2014
A coalition of women’s groups is relaunching the Women’s Equality Act, which failed in the legislature earlier this year, with a new strategy that they say could help them win passage in 2014.
View ArticleWomen's Rights Bills Stalled At Session Start
Women’s rights bills were once again debated in the legislature, but ended in a political stalemate, with none of the provisions coming any closer to passage by both houses.
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