Hobby Lobby Decision Gives Bosses Right to Deny Women Birth Control: Puts the Burden on Women to Pay Increasing Costs – June 30, 2014 – New York, NY – Today, the Supreme Court ruled that some private employers with religious Read More »
Blocked Sidewalks and Hostile Protesters Gain Ground June 26, 2014 – New York, NY – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled buffer zones around abortion clinics unconstitutional in McCullen v. Coakley. The decision strikes down any law that would establish Read More »
Blocked Sidewalks and Hostile Protesters Gain Ground: On June 26th, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled buffer zones around abortion clinics unconstitutional in McCullen v. Coakley. The decision strikes down any law that would establish clinic buffer zones of any Read More »
NOW-NYC’s clinic escort volunteer corps is over 200 strong. Across the US, women’s health clinics are under siege by extreme anti-choice protesters. And it’s happening here in our backyard. Every Saturday, NOW-NYC members and volunteers help women and families to Read More »
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino Can Guarantee You Callous Disregard for Women’s Health January 23, 2014 – NEW YORK, NY – In speaking about the abortion provision of the Women’s Equality Agenda, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino demonstrated he is Read More »
Advancing the Women and Girls of New York City, Women’s Issues Are Issues for All New Yorkers: The issues that impact women are urgent. Yet, they are often sidelined rather than fully integrated into public policy as they should be. Read More »
Cases like this one aren’t supposed to happen in NYC. But it’s right here at home where Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lori Sattler has allowed a woman’s abortion to come under scrutiny in her courtroom. As a result, Lisa Read More »
Last Tuesday, June 18, 2013, The United States House of Representatives Passed HR 1797, known as the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” by a vote of 228-196. The Act, written by Representative Trent Franks R-Arizona, proposes a nationwide ban on Read More »
The “Stop Deceptive Advertising For Women Services Act” before Congress would crack down on facilities that deceptively advertise abortion services that they do not provide Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Council Member Jessica Lapin, and advocates joined with Congresswoman Carolyn Read More »
PRESS RELEASE ALBANY -NOW-NYC President Sonia Ossorio Statement on Abortion and the Women’s Equality Agenda: Let’s get this straight once and for all: the voting public needs to know that the Women’s Equality Act does not expand abortion rights. This Read More »
US Senate introduces bipartisan legislation to put some teeth on Title IX and end sexual assault on college campuses http://t.co/K6og6xbLqy
about 9 hours agoNOW-NYC volunteers at Choices in Queens every Sat. morning to act as clinic escorts - join us and #ProtectTheZone http://t.co/oRL2PCPQdl
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