"Reproductive Health Act"

Help us stop the radically pro-abortion and ironically, anti-choice "Reproductive Health Act" (RHA)

 S.2524 (Klein)/S.2844 (Stewart-Cousins)/A.6112 (Glick)

The 2012 legislative session began on January 4th, with Governor Cuomo’s State of the State Address.  The Governor outlined his agenda in a plan called Building a New New York.  In this comprehensive plan for our state, Cuomo said that he “…will fight for passage of the Reproductive Health Act.  This Act protects the fundamental right of reproductive freedom and a woman’s right to make private health care decisions."  As we have observed over this past year, Governor Cuomo is a formidable opponent who has managed to bring the legislature in line with his agenda.

The Reproductive Health Act seeks to have abortion declared a ‘fundamental right’ in New York State, prohibiting even basic and widely supported protections, such as parental consent and limits on government funding of abortion. The law would allow any "health care practitioner" to perform an abortion, jeopardize any agency that does not refer for abortion and seriously threaten conscience protections for hospitals and medical professionals.

Read NYSRTL's full statement of opposition to RHA.

Read the text of the bill.

How you can help:

• Sign the petition to stop RHA.
  • Forward the link to your family and friends.
  • Post the link to your Facebook wall, asking others to sign
  • Coordinate a petition drive.
    • Reproductive Health Act Petition (Instructions)
• Contact your NYS senator: call or schedule an in-person appointment to ask him/her to oppose the Reproductive Health Act and any attempt to move the bill in the senate.
  • Find your senator's contact information here or call NYSRTL at 518-434-1293.
  • Be sure to ask for a written response and send us a copy.
• Write a letter to the editor in your local newspaper.
• Educate and activate others: share information about RHA with others and encourage them to get involved.
• Donate to help the NYS Right to Life Committee stop RHA from becoming law.
   

Contact NYS Right to Life to learn more about RHA and what you can do to help stop it from becoming law.