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Senator Adams Calls For New York To Defend Women's Reproductive Rights

In honor of the recent anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision which ruled that a woman's relationship with her doctor was a private affair, State Senator Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn) today warned of the continued challenge to women's reproductive rights posed by an increasingly conservative Supreme Court. "It's been 34 years since the country's highest court wisely handed down its decision that women's health care should be in the hands of women and their physicians, not politicians, " Senator Adams said.

January 24, 2007
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Senator Adams Calls On Majority-controlled Senate To Reform Its Rules To Make Legislature More Open And Democratic

Albany, NY – Newly-elected State Senator Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn) today urged the Majority-controlled Senate to deliver on their promise of reform by fundamentally changing the current rules of the Senate. His proposals include significantly increasing participation of rank-and-file members, raising ethical standards by recording each vote, providing equal resources to each member, and making it easier for senators to get their legislation voted on.

January 17, 2007
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