Choice Matters & AG Schneiderman First to Respond
New York is the first state in the nation to take action in response to the U. S. Supreme Court’s divisive Hobby Lobby decision.
Today, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that he together with State Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer would propose legislation in Albany that would help to shield New York women from the effect of the Court’s decision.
The legislation to be proposed is the brainchild of WCLA – Choice Matters. We are incredibly proud that our idea is now the Reproductive Rights Disclosure Act.
Immediately following the June 30th Hobby Lobby decision, Choice Matters approached Attorney General Schneiderman’s office with a simple straight-forward idea: Create legislation that requires employers to disclose whether or not they provide contraceptive coverage, and if they change the coverage, require that the company disclose the change.
We cannot change the Hobby Lobby decision right now, but we can make sure New York women know what they are getting into when seeking employment, or if their employer changes its policy.
Click here and read more about the Reproductive Rights Disclosure Act.
Click here and watch the press conference.
