From New York Women’s Equality at: http://nywomensequality.org/10-point-plan/ 10. Safeguarding Reproductive Health (Senate Bill 5881*) *Senate Bill 5881 never came to the NYS Senate floor for a vote, but the language was introduced as a hostile amendment to Senate Bill 4174 and was ultimately ruled not germane on a vote of…
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From New York Women’s Equality at: http://nywomensequality.org/10-point-plan/ 9. Ending Pregnancy Discrimination (Senate Bill 5880) • Despite our nation’s civil rights laws, workplace discrimination against pregnant women is on the rise, posing a significant threat to family economic security. • Pregnant women, especially low-wage women in physically demanding jobs, frequently get…
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From New York Women’s Equality at: http://nywomensequality.org/10-point-plan/ 8. Strengthening laws against Human Trafficking (Senate Bill 5879) • Because trafficking is often committed behind closed doors, statistics are hard to come by. Whether trafficked into labor or prostitution, women and girls (who constitute the vast majority of victims) are profoundly harmed…
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From New York Women’s Equality at: http://nywomensequality.org/10-point-plan/ 7. Creating a Pilot Program for Remote Access to Orders of Protection (Senate Bill 5878) • In order for a victim to obtain a court order to protect them from someone who harms or threatens to harm them or their family, also known…
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