(New York, NY, Friday, March 18, 2022) – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY’) acknowledges Governor Kathy Hochul for providing in her Budget proposal $14 million ($14,000,000) in additional funding to help fill the projected shortfall under the Victims of Crimes Act (“VOCA”). The VOCA Fund was created to provide federal support to state and local programs that assist ... Read More
Archives for March 2022
WBASNY Urges Governor Hochul and NYS Health Commissioners to Clarify and Direct that Pregnant and Lactating Women in New York State Must Be Permitted to Receive COVID-19 Vaccinations
(New York, NY, Tuesday, March 1, 2022) – In light of recent media reports that some pregnant women in New York State have been discouraged from receiving or outright refused Covid-19 vaccines from the earliest days the vaccine was available and presently, WBASNY calls on Governor Kathy Hochul and all state and local health commissioners to clarify and enforce the NYS policy that ALL New Yorkers ... Read More