Respect Life

May 22, 2025

Family Leave Recovering from Stillbirth

Support • S4468-A Maher/A5319-A Pheffer Amato • Provides family leave to persons recovering from a stillbirth that occurs after the clinical estimate of the twentieth week of gestation

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May 21, 2025

Physician-Assisted Suicide

Oppose • A136 Paulin/S138 Hoylman-Sigal • Relates to the medical aid in dying act

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May 1, 2025

Medicaid Coverage for Childbirth

Support • S940 Sanders/A7681 Cook • In relation to Medicaid coverage for childbirth

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April 30, 2025

Statement on NYS Assembly Passage of State-Sanctioned Suicide Bill

Following is a statement by Dennis Poust, executive director of the NYS Catholic Conference following the state Assembly’s passage on April 29 of the state-sanctioned suicide bill known as the Medical Aid in Dying Act by a vote of 81-67.

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April 29, 2025

Statement on the State-Sanctioned Suicide Bill (Medical Aid in Dying)

Statement from Robert Bellafiore, spokesman for the NYS Catholic Conference, on the state-sanctioned suicide bill, also known euphemistically as “medical aid in dying”.

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April 25, 2025

Allowances for the Costs of Diapers

Support • S179 Persaud/A405 Solages • In relation to allowances for the costs of diapers

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April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025

Declaración de los Obispos Católicos del Estado de Nueva York sobre el “Proyecto de ley de suicidio asistido autorizado por el estado”

Declaración de los Obispos Católicos del Estado de Nueva York sobre el “Proyecto de ley de suicidio asistido autorizado por el estado” (State-Sanctioned Suicide Bill).

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March 21, 2025

The Equity in Fertility Treatment Act

Oppose • S5545 Hoylman-Sigal/A885 Paulin • ​​​​​​​Establishes "The Equity in Fertility Treatment Act"; relates to the definition of infertility and health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility 

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March 3, 2025

Taxpayer Funded Abortion Services for Military

Oppose • S1571-A Krueger/A928-A Steck • Provides funding for abortion services and travel-related expenses not covered by the military for certain New York residents 

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