Reproductive Health & Privacy Protection Act (RHAPP)
What Reproductive Health & Privacy Protection Act (RHAPP) does:
- Codifies in New York State law a woman's right to choose.
- Establishes protections similar to those afforded by Roe.
- Supports public funding for reproductive health care.
- Moves New York's outdated law from the penal code to the public health code, where it belongs.
What is the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act?
The Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act, introduced early 2008 in the NY Senate by Andrea Stewart-Cousins, is new legislation that takes the principles underlying Roe v. Wade and puts them squarely into New York law. The legislation protects the fundamental right of a woman and her doctor - not politicians - to make private medical decisions. See further
NARAL Pro-Choice New York's statewide campaign for RHAPP
NARAL Pro-Choice New York is launching a statewide campaign to promote passage of the Reproductive Health & Privacy Protection Act (RHAPP).
New York is a leading state on reproductive rights and it’s going to stay that way. RHAPP will ensure this.
Our message to our state legislators needs to be is very clear: "If you don’t support RHAPP, you don’t support Roe. And if you don't support Roe, you are seriously out of synch with the values of the heavy majority of New York residents."
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