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It’s been more than 40 years since the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing a women’s right to choose an abortion, but advocates say New York lawmakers have…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Act saw some successes in the legislature in 2015, after the most controversial of the measures -- an abortion rights…
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State lawmakers are moving ahead with approving some portions of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Act, now that supporters are no longer demanding…
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This is the third year in a row family planning advocates are lobbying for passage of the Women’s Equality Act in Albany. Supporters say they are…
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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…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is making women’s rights a pillar of his campaign and is focusing on an abortion rights provision. The issue serves multiple purposes…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, his democratic running mate, former Rep. Kathy Hochul, and other women’s rights advocates spoke to a cheering crowd of union members…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is creating another ballot line for the November elections -- the Women’s Equality line.Kathy Hochul, Cuomo’s running mate, lieutenant…
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Democrats and their allies in the legislature say there’s little chance anything major can be accomplished in the remaining days of the legislative…
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As the end of the state legislative session in Albany gets closer, one issue that hasn’t made many strides yet, for the second year in a row, is Gov.…