Posts by Albany Update
In re: Legalization of Prostitution
Multiple Members of the New York State Legislature have stated their support for the legalization of prostitution. Because prostitution objectifies and commodifies women, this proposal should be rejected.
Read MoreIssue Briefing: Legalization and Commercialization of Recreational Marijuana
The proposed legalization and commercialization of recreational marijuana is an issue of intense public controversy in New York in 2019. This issue briefing will outline the current legal status of marijuana in New York and will discuss various potential impacts of recreational marijuana legalization.
Read MoreThe Reproductive Health Act: Fact vs. Fiction
The Reproductive Health Act was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on January 22, 2019. Unfortunately, many misconceptions exist regarding the RHA. This flyer is designed to dispel those misconceptions so that readers may gain an accurate understanding of the law’s provisions.
Read MoreIn re: Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide (S.3947-Savino/A.2694-Paulin)
Bill S.3947-Savino/A.2694-Paulin would reverse New York’s long-standing ban on assisted suicide, and would allow physicians to prescribe lethal drugs to certain terminally ill adults that formally request such drugs. Physician-assisted suicide represents a complete abdication of our moral responsibility to persons suffering from terminal illnesses. Rather than caring for such persons with the utmost sensitivity…
Read MoreIn re: In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Insurance Mandate (S.719-Savino/A.2817-Simotas)
Bill S.719-Savino/A.2817-Simotas would require large group insurance policies that cover hospital, surgical, or medical care to include coverage for in vitro fertilization. This legislation is flawed and unnecessary, and displays disregard for human life.
Read MoreEstablishing a Tax Credit for Donations of Groceries to Food Banks (S.1241-Serino)
Bill S.1241-Serino would give grocery stores, wholesalers, restaurants, and caterers a tax incentive to donate unused food to food pantries. New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms respectfully calls upon the Legislature to pass this common-sense bill, which would both assist persons living in poverty and reduce food waste.
Read MoreHealthy Teens Act S.1030-Rivera/A.1083-Gottfried
The Healthy Teens Act (Bill S.1030-Rivera/A.1083-Gottfried) would create a new stream of taxpayer funding for “age-appropriate” comprehensive sex education in New York’s public schools. New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms opposes this legislation because it would not constructively address the problems of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases among New York’s youth.
Read MoreNew York Health Act (S.3577-Rivera/A.5248-Gottfried)
The New York Health Act would create a government-controlled single-payer health insurance system in the State of New York. This bill would likely lead to poorer health outcomes, could lead to the rationing of health care, would endanger religious liberty, and would be fiscally unsustainable.
Read MoreChild-Parent Security Act (Paid Surrogacy) (A.1071-A-Paulin)
The Child-Parent Security Act (CPSA) is a pernicious piece of legislation that does absolutely nothing to promote the important policy goal of security and stability in parent-child relationships; instead, the bill would make it legal for prosperous New Yorkers to rent the wombs of lower-income women through paid surrogacy contracts. The CPSA’s other major flaws…
Read MoreMaking Indigent Funds Available to Planned Parenthood S.470-Rivera/A.1080-Glick
The proposed legislation would make Planned Parenthood clinics eligible for bad debt and charity care funds. Given that Planned Parenthood’s worldwide operation boasts over $1 billion in assets, and given that Planned Parenthood already receives hundreds of millions in public funds, the organization is not in need of additional monies. More importantly, Planned Parenthood is…
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