2009 News Releases
Family Planning Advocates heralds Senate vote on Nelson-Hatch Abortion Ban Amendment
12.8.09
Senators Gillibrand and Schumer stood up for women, again.
Family Planning Advocates' Statement on the Defeat of the Marriage Equality Bill in the Senate
12.3.09
Even as the NYS Senate rejected legislation that would extend marriage equality to all New Yorkers, we witnessed the courage of Senators who stood up for the families of this state.
Pro-Choice Advocates Travel to Washington, D.C. for National Day of Action on Health Care Reform
12.1.09
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Family Planning Advocates and Clergy for Choice Combat Attacks on Health Care Reform as House Vote Nears
11.5.09
Anti-abortion and religious groups try to alter House bill language to further restrict abortion; 'Congress must refuse to allow the faith of some to be established as policy for all'
Family Planning Advocates Urges 'More Strategic' Budget Cuts; Rejection of Governor's Plan
10.21.09
"It makes no sense for the state to cut Medicaid family planning dollars which have a federal match of 90/10," says President and CEO.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand holds Health Care Reform conference call with statewide super activists
10.20.09
Nearly 100 reproductive health care supporters call in for the Senator's view on current reform status on HCR Day of Action; pledge to take action
Gillibrand Affirms on Senate floor: 'Women's Health Matters!'
10.8.09
This morning, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand joined other Democratic women members of the Senate on the floor to highlight the importance of women's health in health care reform. The Senator focused specifically on women's health centers and the work they do to reduce unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
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Poll Shows 85% of New Yorkers Support Sex Education for Youth
10.1.09
"Overwhelmingly and virtually unanimously, New York voters say that comprehensive, medically accurate sex education should be part of every child's education," said M. Tracey Brooks.
FPA to Senate: Respect Your Elected Offices by Finding a Short-Term Solution to the Leadership Debate
6.26.09
"Stop Being Disrespectful of Your Roles As Public Servants and the Constituents You Took an Oath to Serve," Says FPA CEO Brooks
Tracey Brooks Urges Gov. to Prioritize Women's Health in Senate; Calls for Passage of Reproductive Health Act
6.23.09
"Nearly three-quarters of New York voters support passage of the Reproductive Health Act, a clear indication the Senate should take action before session ends."
Assemblymember Hoyt Calls for Enhanced Penalties for Crimes Against the Reproductive Health Care Community
6.18.2009
"It is time for New York to put an end to this escalating pattern of violence surrounding reproductive health care, and this is a step in that direction," said Hoyt.
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Family Planning Advocates President Brooks Issues Statement on Murder Reproductive Health Provider Dr. Tiller
5.31.2009
Calls Murder 'Domestic Terrorism'
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Family Planning Advocates Encouraged by President Obama's Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court
5.26.2009
"This historic nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court sends a strong signal that President Obama understands the importance of ensuring that our Supreme Court justices respect precedent while also protecting our civil liberties," said FPA President and CEO Tracey Brooks.
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Family Planning Advocates CEO Brooks Congratulates Legislature on Limiting Prisoner Shackling in Child Birth
5.21.2009
The use of physical restraints on a pregnant prisoner during child birth and delivery may soon be lessened thanks to a bill that passed both houses of the New York State legislature today.
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Immigrant and Women of Color Urge Legislative Attention to Reproductive and Primary Health Care in NYS
5.11.2009
Advocates Meet with More Than 35 Legislators Today on Language Access Bill A.733/s.3740.
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FPA heralds Obama's end to Abstinence-Only Programs and new funding for Evidence-Based Comprehensive Sex Ed; timely during May Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
5.8.2009
FPA President and CEO met with New York's Washington delegation this week to urge support.
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FPA CEO T. Brooks meets with D.C. Lawmakers on National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
5.6.2009
Brooks urges funding for comprehensive sex education as U.S. rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) rise.
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4.29.2009
Pro-choice clergy leaders visit Albany to speak with lawmakers about affordable
primary health care — including family planning. Key activists from the 1000-member strong, multi-faith, statewide Concerned Clergy for
Choice and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) share experiences.
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100 Teens Convene at State Capitol for Health Advocacy Training
3.16.2009
More than 100 teenagers met at the Empire State Plaza today for advocacy
training as part of their work to raise awareness of reproductive health issues affecting young people.
They came from around the state to the Get the Facts NY Youth Leadership Conference hosted by The
Education Fund of Family Planning Advocates of New York State.
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Family Planning Advocates applauds Obama Administration for proposing rule to rescind Bush’s HHS midnight rule
3.6.2009
Under the rule passed by the Bush Administration, any health care worker could refuse to
participate in a procedure they find morally objective, or even offer information about these
procedures to patients who may require them, without giving their employer notice of their
objections. "It is a commonsense fix to a devastating midnight
regulation that jeopardized patients’ access to services and information," said M. Tracey Brooks, FPA president and CEO.
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Family Planning Advocates heralds Governor’s appointment of Kirsten Gillibrand to U.S. Senate
1.23.2009
FPA applauds Governor Paterson on his outstanding appointment of Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand to the United States Senate. “I’m confident that all New Yorkers will soon learn what those of us in upstate New York know: Kirsten Gillibrand is a fighter for women and families,” said M. Tracey Brooks, FPA president and CEO.
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1.22.2009
On January 22nd, 36 years to the day when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion with its landmark Roe V. Wade decision, the Healthy Teens Act moved out of the Assembly Health Committee, the first step in making grant-funded, age-appropriate, medically accurate sex education a reality in New York State.
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FPA Celebrates the Inauguration President Barack Obama
1.20.2009
Family Planning Advocates of New York State celebrates the dawn of a new era with the inauguration of Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States. The Obama administration has vowed to protect reproductive health care in contrast to the Bush Administration which has compromised women’s health care for the past eight years.
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300 Advocates Converge on Albany in Support of Women's Reproductive Health Care and Rights
1.12.2009
Attendees heard from government leaders and keynote speaker Shelby Knox before dispersing throughout The Capitol and The Well for meetings with their legislators.
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FPA embraces expanded health insurance access as one of Governor Paterson’s top priorities announced in State of the State
1.7.2009
Family Planning Advocates of New York State embraces Governor David A. Paterson’s call today for expanding health care insurance eligibility for many New Yorkers through a host of initiatives.
FPA applauds the Governor’s proposal to place greater emphasis on primary and preventive health care—a position FPA has espoused for a long time.
1.7.2009
FPA heralded an agreement among Democrats in the New York State Senate to elect Senator Malcolm A. Smith their majority leader.
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