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Dozens of other states have embraced some version of an Equal Rights Amendment in their constitutions. New Yorkers will get a chance to vote in November on whether to expand…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Education Opinion

Opinion: New York State Needs Comprehensive Sex Ed

“More than 8 out of 10 parents want their kids to get sex education in middle and high school and for their children to learn all things related to STIs,…

ByAle Pedraza Buenahora

ByJessica Reyes 0Comments

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Aug 2022

Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: The Fight for Reproductive Rights Must Be An Inclusive One

“New York has been a longtime safe haven for abortions, with 10 percent of abortions performed in the state in 2019 being out-of-state residents, and is gearing up for a…

BySean Ebony Coleman 3Comments

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Jun 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Housing, Reproductive Rights on Voters’ Minds as Quiet NY Primary Unfolds

Tuesday marked the first of this year’s primary elections in New York. Some voters told City Limits they were motivated to show up by the recent, controversial U.S Supreme Court…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByLiz Donovan

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Apr 2021

Government Opinion

Opinion: Brooklyn Reproductive Health Centers at Risk in Still-Negotiated State Budget

‘Our work here reduces healthcare disparities by providing care to under-resourced communities, but our centers can only operate if we receive necessary funding. As our city continues to confront issues…

ByApril Lockley 0Comments

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Dec 2018

Opinion

CityViews: NYC Needs a ‘Boss Bill’ to Protect Women from Reproductive Injustice

The law would enshrine protections against discrimination on the basis of reproductive health decisions made by an individual.

ByJumaane Williams 0Comments

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Jun 2018

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Democratic Leader Says ‘Dysfunction’ Describes Senate’s State

Stewart-Cousins insisted that unity is reality for the Democrats now. She had less to say about whether Gov. Cuomo could have achieved that unity earlier.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews: Reproductive Rights and Today’s Primary Ballot

Dspite all this progress made in our state, the majority of current members of New York State’s Senate are actually hostile to reproductive health and rights. And in today’s…

ByJoan Malin 0Comments

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Feb 2015

In Depth

UrbaNERD: Hooray, it’s Kale Day!

A school goes veggie, New York gets hotter and Google becomes an even bigger part of our lives—all that and more in our weekly roundup of ICYMI reads.

ByJasmine Pierce 0Comments

Back of the Ballot: New York Voters to Weigh In On Equal Rights Amendment This Election