It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Marjorie E. Karowe, WBASNY Past President. Marjorie Karowe was a founding mother and the second President of WBASNY (1982-84). In 1982 when she became President of WBASY, Marge made it her mission to expand the young organization, then comprising primarily downstate chapters, into a truly statewide organization by encouraging ten more ... Read More
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Women belong in all places where decision are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
WBASNY Supports a Woman’s Right to Make Her Own Reproductive Healthcare Decisions and Strongly Opposes the Leaked United States Supreme Court’s Draft Decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Case
(New York, NY, Thursday, May 12, 2022) – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) staunchly supports every woman’s fundamental right to choose and make her own reproductive health decisions. WBASNY expresses disbelief and grave concern over the United States Supreme Court’s likely vote to strike down the groundbreaking decision in Roe v. Wade as set forth in the sweeping and ... Read More
WBASNY Urges the United States Senate to Pass the Women’s Health Protective Act
(New York, NY, Wednesday, April 21, 2022) – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) strongly supports a woman’s fundamental right to choose and make her own reproductive health decisions, and urges the United States Senate to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (“WHPA”). WHPA will “protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy and to ... Read More
WBASNY Applauds Hon. Ketanji Brown Jackson on Her Monumental Achievement of Becoming the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
(New York, NY, Friday, April 8, 2022) – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) celebrates the monumental achievement of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on being confirmed to become the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. This historically defining moment will have an immense impact on equality, society, and our Country. Hon. Ketanji Brown Jackson will ... Read More
WBASNY Acknowledges Governor Kathy Hochul for Her Leadership in Providing Funding for the Victims of Crimes Act (VOCA)
(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
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