2010 Legislation Family Planning Advocates of NYS Supports
Bill
Bill Sponsors
Status
| Healthy Teens Act A.1806 S.3836 |
Senator Tom Duane |
Senate: Referred to Health Committee |
| Establishes an age-appropriate sex education grant program through the Department of Health to be a comprehensive age-appropriate program conducted by an eligible applicant; authorizes the commissioner to determine certain topics of instruction and makes provisions for the application of grants. |
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Reproductive Health Act |
Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins |
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Updates New York’s abortion laws and establishes a fundamental, statutory right to privacy in making personal reproductive decisions. |
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| Additional Resources on the Reproductive Health Act | ||
Unintended Pregnancy Prevention Act
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Senator Eric Schneiderman |
Senate: Referred to Higher Education Committee |
| Increases the availability of emergency contraception to women by enabling pharmacists and nurses to dispense the medication through collaborative agreements with physicians and mandates all insurance policies that cover prescription contraception to cover emergency contraception when provided by a non-patient specific prescription or over-the-counter. | ||
View FPA's Memo of Support  Additional Resources on Emergency Contraception |
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Public University Emergency Contraception Act |
Assemblymember |
Assembly: Referred to Assembly Health |
| Requires every college and university of the state university of New York and the city university of New York to provide emergency contraception to any student requesting it; requires the widespread provision of information at such colleges and universities on the safety and availability of emergency contraception on campus; authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a statewide emergency contraception college education and awareness program, and requires such commissioner to develop informational materials relating to emergency contraception. | ||