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NY Officials Propose Contraceptives Bill

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New York's attorney general and a top state lawmaker are proposing a measure to help continue insurance coverage for contraceptives despite recent the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that businesses with religious objections can opt out of paying for birth control in their employee health plans.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Senate Democratic Conference leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins propose legislation requiring employers to give current employees 90 days' notice before changing contraceptive coverage and to notify prospective employees of any contraceptive coverage they do offer.

They say the court's ruling in the case of Hobby Lobby Inc. is limited to actions taken by federal agencies.

Schneiderman says no women should have their personal health care decisions dicated by their bosses' religious beliefs.

New York's Legislature isn't scheduled to return to Albany until January.

Copyright 2014 The Associated Press

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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