New York, NY, Friday, May 25, 2023 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports the passage of S.158/ A. 4983, which would provide for the protection of health information by ensuring that healthcare applications abide by Health Insurance Portabililt Act of 1996 (HIPAA). This legislation creates a legal framework for residents to reclaim and retain control of their ... Read More
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WBASNY Supports Establishing a Reproductive Health Services Training Grant Program for Out-of-State Medical Students
New York, NY, Friday, May 25, 2023 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports the passage of S.3060/A. 3279, which would establish a reproductive health services training grant program to provide education to medical students who work in abortion-restrictive states to come to New York State to learn how to perform these procedures. In the post Dobbs world, a large ... Read More
.WBASNY Supports Amending the Penal Law to Expand the Crime of Sex Trafficking to Include Profiting from Trafficking of a Child or Vulnerable Adult
New York, NY, Friday, May 25, 2023 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports the passage of S.3171 (Cleare) / A.2528 (Hevesi) which would amend the Penal Law to define the crime of sex trafficking of a child or vulnerable person and the crime of predatory sex trafficking. This bill would add Penal Law §230.34(a), defining that a person is guilty of sex trafficking ... Read More
WBASNY Supports Increasing the Number of Family Court Judges
New York, NY, Friday, May 25, 2023 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports the passage of S.6492, which would increase the number of family court judges in the city of New York to seventy-two and provides for an additional two family court judges in Westchester and Rockland counties and one in Erie and Niagara counties. The Franklin H. Williams Judicial ... Read More
WBASNY Supports Passage of the Grieving Families Act
New York, NY, Thursday, May 18, 2023 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports A.6698/S.6636, which would amend the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law, (EPTL) Section 5-4.3 in relation to payment and distribution of damages in wrongful death actions. This law, which was enacted over 110 years ago, recognizes mostly pecuniary injuries as damages for wrongful deaths in ... Read More
WBASNY Supports Standardized Human Trafficking Recognition Training for Private Transportation Services
New York, NY, Tuesday, May 9, 2023 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports S.4375 which would provide for the establishment of a standardized human trafficking recognition training program for private transportation services. This bill would add a new section to the Social Services Law to require transportation services, such as rail passenger service, motorbus ... Read More