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Memorandum in Support of Informed Consent (A.109B) (Rosenthal)/S.320B (Salazar) Download the PDF below. 2024 | | | Reproductive Rights

Testimony on the Status of Mandated Reporters of Child Abuse or Maltreatment in New York State On September 27, 2023 Legal Momentum's Staff Attorney, Kyra Batté, testified in NYC Council's hearing on "The Child Welfare System and the Mandatory Report of Child Abuse or Maltreatment in New York State" that covered biases within the system and future reform. 2023 | Testimony and Public Comments | | Reproductive Rights

Legal Momentum Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Today marks one year since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade and eliminated the federal right to abortion. 2023 | Testimony and Public Comments | | Reproductive Rights

Comment on the Proposed Rule on HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy, RIN 0945-AA20 On June 16th, 2023, Legal Momentum submitted a public comment to the Department of Health and Human Services in support of the proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy. 2023 | Testimony and Public Comments | | Reproductive Rights

Memorandum in Support of AB 1094 (Wicks) Memorandum in Support of AB 1094 (Wicks) Consent and Reproductive Equity (CARE) for Families Act 2023 | Testimony and Public Comments | | Reproductive Rights

Memorandum in Support of A.109 (Rosenthal) / S.320 (Salazar) Relates to prohibiting drug or alcohol testing and screening of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns 2023 | Testimony and Public Comments | | Reproductive Rights

Comment on the proposed rule (NPRM) regarding Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) On September 29th, Legal Momentum submitted a public comment to the Department of Health and Human Services in support of the proposed rule (NPRM) regarding Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). 2022 | Testimony and Public Comments | | Reproductive Rights

Drug Testing Pregnant Patients: What You Need to Know Are you a pregnant person seeking medical care from a hospital? 2022 | Resource for Women and Advocates | Fairness in the Courts | Reproductive Rights

Legal Momentum Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Read Legal Momentum's statement on the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. 2022 | | | Reproductive Rights

2022 Legislative Updates to the Legal Toolkit 2022 | Resource for Women and Advocates | | Women Valued Initiative, Reproductive Rights

A Legal Toolkit for Women's Economic Equality (Updated 2022) Guidance for women and advocates on existing legal workplace protections and resources in New York State to advance economic security for all women. 2020 | Resource for Women and Advocates | Workplace Equality and Economic Empowerment | Women Valued Initiative, Reproductive Rights

Sojourner A. v. New Jersey Department of Human Services Determined the Constitutionality of New Jersey's Child Exclusion law, which denies welfare benefits to children born to mothers already receiving welfare. 2002 | Litigation Case Document | Workplace Equality and Economic Empowerment | Reproductive Rights

Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York Determined whether buffer zones prohibiting demonstrations and blockades around abortion clinics violated the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. 1997 | Litigation Case Document | Fairness in the Courts | Reproductive Rights

American Life League v. Reno Determined the Constitutionality of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. 1995 | Litigation Case Document | Fairness in the Courts, Violence Against Women and Girls | Reproductive Rights

National Organization for Women v. Terry Addressed the issue of contempt fines in the federal court order protecting women, doctors and clinic workers from anti-choice blockades and violence. 1988 | Litigation Case Document | Fairness in the Courts | Reproductive Rights

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists v. Thornburgh Determined the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act, a state law that imposed waiting periods and required the dissemination of information concerning the risks of abortion to women seeking the procedure. 1983 | Litigation Case Document | | Reproductive Rights