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    The Republican/IDC Majority in the Senate’s Health Committee today voted down the New York State Reproductive Health Act. This initiative was brought before the committee for a vote by bill sponsor, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.

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    The Republican/IDC Majority in the Senate’s Health Committee today voted down the New York State Reproductive Health Act. This initiative was brought before the committee for a vote by bill sponsor, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.

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    The Republican/IDC Majority in the Senate’s Health Committee today voted down the New York State Reproductive Health Act. This initiative was brought before the committee for a vote by bill sponsor, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.

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    For Immediate Release: May 6, 2014

    Contact: Gary Ginsburg | [email protected] | 518-455-2415




    Senate Republican/IDC Coalition Block Reproductive Health Vote

    (Albany, NY) The Republican/IDC Majority in the Senates Health Committee today voted
    down the New York State Reproductive Health Act. This initiative was brought before the
    committee for a vote by bill sponsor, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-
    Cousins.

    Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said, In 1970, when the
    issue of reproductive health was first passed in New York, 12 Republican Senators joined a
    majority of their Democratic colleagues to support this landmark legislation. Womens health is
    not a Republican or Democratic issue. The women of New York deserve a vote, and deserve to
    know where their elected officials stand on these important issues.

    Senator Liz Krueger said, Right now, a woman in New York State could need to terminate her
    pregnancy for medical reasons to protect her own health, and could still be required to go to
    another state to get the care she needs, because we have failed to modernize New Yorks laws on
    reproductive health by passing the RHA or the governors full Womens Equality Act. We are
    angered, but not surprised, that the Senate majority coalition has once again chosen to stand in
    the way of these reforms.

    Senator Gustavo Rivera said, Today, we once again missed an opportunity to strengthen and
    protect a womens right to make her own choices about her health and her medical care. It is
    simply unacceptable that the personal beliefs of a select few elected officials, enabled by a
    dysfunctional leadership arrangement in the New York State Senate, continue to stand in the way
    of legislation that will prevent women in New York from facing unnecessary obstacles when it
    comes to their own personal health decisions. This bill is strongly supported by a majority of
    New Yorkers across the state and my colleagues have a responsibility to ensure that it is
    enacted.

    M. Tracey Brooks, CEO of Family Planning Advocates of New York State, said, This
    legislation is long overdue and important to safeguard the health and safety of women. Seven out
    of 10 New York voters want the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) passed because New Yorkers
    hold as a core value a womans decision-making ability about her reproductive health care. We
    call on the Senate to stop playing politics with womens lives and bring the Reproductive Health
    Act to the floor for a full vote.

    Andrea Miller, President of NARAL Pro-Choice New York, said, The preservation of
    womens health is non-negotiable. Its unconscionable that more than five years after its first
    introduction, the RHA has not yet been adopted into law. Legislators have already wasted too
    much time, compromising the health of women experiencing serious medical complications
    during pregnancy. The Senate must vote in accordance with New Yorkers overwhelming
    support for a womans right to choose.

    The Senate Health Committee majoritys vote against the Reproductive Health Act means it will
    not be brought to the full Senate for a floor vote.

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