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TEENAGERS, HEALTH CARE, AND THE LAW

WEB23.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2504(1) N (McKinney 2017) (“Any person who . . . 94 Teenagers, Health Care, and the Law is the parent of a child . . . may give. effective consent for …

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Every Teen Should Know About These Five Rights to …

WEBHere are five things teenagers should know about their rights to access health care in New York: Teens have a right to birth control A minor’s right to …

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NYCLU Releases New Guide to Adolescent Health Care …

WEBNEW YORK ‒ The New York Civil Liberties Union today released Teenagers, Health Care, and the Law, an updated guide to teenagers’ rights to medical consent and …

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Your Rights to Abortion Care in New York

WEBThe law allows people to get care when they need it throughout pregnancy. Health care practitioners may provide abortion care 24 weeks from the beginning of …

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Guide: Teenagers, Health Care, and the Law (English and …

WEBTeenagers, Health Care, and the Law explains teenagers’ rights to make their own medical decisions under New York State and federal law. It is designed to be an aid to minors …

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Legislative Memo: The Healthy Teens Act New York Civil …

WEBThe existing piecemeal approach to sex education in New York public schools is simply ineffective. The Healthy Teens Act is an important step in providing more of New York’s …

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Do black women’s lives matter

WEBAlbany must act to stop this health crisis. Black women across the country and in New York confront a staggering and persistent threat to their lives: the decision to …

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Comments Regarding Refusals of Medical Care New …

WEBComments of the New York Civil Liberties Union regarding the proposed rule published at 83 FR 3880 (January 28, 2018), RIN 0945-ZA03, with the title “Ensuring …

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STRENGTHEN REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN NEW YORK

WEB3. THE RHA PROTECTS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE VITAL CARE. The RHA ensures that qualified, licensed health care providers can provide early …

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Increase Hospital Transparency and Improve Access to Health Care

WEBWhether they know it or not, patients in regions throughout the state lack access to reproductive health care, end-of-life care, gender-affirming care, and other …

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Legislative Memo: In Support of an ACT to Provide Workers’ …

WEBIf they are among the 60 percent of workers covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), they have the option of taking time off from their jobs …

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Legislative Memo: Reproductive Health Act

WEBThe Reproductive Health Act Removes Abortion from the Criminal Code and Ensures Constitutional Protections are Reflected in New York Law. The Reproductive …

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I-81 plan is better for neighbors

WEBMore than 50 years ago, the construction of I-81 devastated a neighborhood that was home to Syracuse’s working-class Black community, known as the 15th Ward. …

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Joint Memo on the Reproductive Freedom and Equity Program

WEBA.361-B / S.348-C would create a funding mechanism through the NYS Department of Health to provide grants to abortion providers and abortion funds, the organizations that …

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RRP Is Pleased To Announce That Plan B Is Now Available Over-the

WEBFor the first time in years, consumers 18 and over will be able to purchase emergency contraception (EC) without a prescription. In August, the Food and Drug Administration …

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Legislative Memo on the New York Health Information Privacy Act

WEBA.4983-A/S.158-A aims to holistically protect New Yorkers’ electronic health data as well as electronic health data generated in New York. Because we believe that …

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NYCLU Testifies On Proposed ID Requirements For Transgendered …

WEBThe New York Civil Liberties presented testimony today before the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene regarding proposed changes in the …

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What you Need to Know about the Reproductive Health Act

WEB1. The RHA ensures New York treats abortion like health care, not a criminal act. New York’s old abortion law hadn’t been updated in 50 years and regulated abortion …

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NYCLU And ACLU Applaud Court Of Appeals Decision Ending …

WEBThe New York Civil Liberties Union today praised a decision by a New York appellate court upholding a state law that requires insurance companies to cover contraceptives. The …

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Abortion Rights Are Under Attack New York Civil Liberties Union

WEBThe recent Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court ruling has done what feels unimaginable for many of us – Roe v. Wade has been overturned completely in the United States. Millions …

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