Governor Launches 2019 Women’s Justice Agenda
February 25th, 2019
This week, the Governor unveiled his 2019 Women’s Justice Agenda with help from Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa, the Lieutenant Governor Hochul, and actress Julianne Moore. The plan is focused on three main areas; reproductive justice, social justice, and economic justice.
Reproductive Justice
- Enshrine the Reproductive Health Act in the state constitution
- Improve Access to In-Vitro Fertilization and Fertility Preservation Coverage
- Launch Healthy Relationships Education in Middle and High Schools
- Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity and Racial Disparities
- Promote Rural Telehealth Services for Perinatal Care
- Ensure Breastfeeding is Respected in the Workplace
- Protect the Educational Rights of Pregnant and Parenting Students
- Continue Know Your Rights, Get the Facts Campaign
- Launch Uterine Fibroids and Endometriosis Research and Public Outreach Campaign
- Launch Statewide Safe Sleep Campaign to Prevent Infant Deaths
Social Justice
- Pass the Equal Rights Amendment
- Pass the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act
- Establish a New Model for Domestic Violence Prevention
- Eliminate the Statute of Limitations for Rape
- Outlaw Revenge Pornography
- Extend Human Rights Law Protections to All Public School Students Statewide
- Remove Gaps in Rape Shield Law
- Increase Protections Against Harassment in the Workplace
Economic Justice
- Modernize New York’s Pay Equity Law
- Create the Task Force on Representation and Corporate Transparency to Shine Light on New York Values
- Ensure State Boards Are Representative of New York State
- Invest in New York’s Child Care Infrastructure
- Launch Family Empowerment Community College Pilot Program
- Expand Empire State After-School Program
- Continue Investment in Computer Science Education Through Smart Start
- Create the State’s First Ever Youth Council
- If You Can See It, You Can Be It 2019—Girls in Government
Governor Cuomo said:
“No state has done more than New York to protect and advance the rights of women and girls, but with a federal administration intent on rolling back Roe v. Wade and other protections, we cannot rest on our laurels. Building on the historic progress we’ve made including securing the strongest sexual harassment laws in the nation and passing the Reproductive Health Act, our new women’s justice agenda will serve as a direct rebuke to Washington’s assault on women’s rights and ensure New York remains at the forefront of this critical fight.”