{"id":33385,"date":"2024-06-25T14:02:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T14:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=33385"},"modified":"2024-06-25T14:02:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T14:02:51","slug":"mayor-adams-city-health-leaders-mark-two-years-since-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/33385","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Adams, city health leaders mark two years since supreme court\u2019s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWYORK: New York city Mayor Eric Adams, New York city deputy Mayor for health and human services Anne Williams-Isom, New York city department of health and mental hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan, and NYC health + hospitals (NYC H+H) President and CEO Mitchell Katz, MD marked two years since the U.S. supreme court\u2019s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization to effectively overturn Roe v. Wade after almost 50 years of precedent and strip Americans of their right to access safe, legal abortions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since that decision, New York city has scaled up access to reproductive health care across city facilities to ensure that people who need reproductive care are still able to receive it.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday marks two years since the Supreme Court threw out decades of precedent, overruled the majority of Americans, and imperiled the health of women everywhere,\u201d said Mayor Adams.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile our entire city was devastated by the Supreme Court\u2019s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we were not deterred. Our administration signed six bills into law to protect reproductive rights in our city \u2014 providing free abortion medication at our local sexual health clinics, establishing telehealth abortion services to connect people with reproductive care, and more. Access to safe, legal abortion care is the cornerstone of public health and will always be available in New York City for anyone who needs it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo years ago today, the Supreme Court made the devastating decision to roll back reproductive rights and endanger the health of women across America,\u201d said deputy Mayor for health and human services Anne Williams-Isom.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite this ruling, New York City remained committed to making sure that everyone who needs reproductive care can receive it, and that is exactly what we have done. Our New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and public hospital system have introduced a suite of services to protect abortion access and continue to lead the country in fighting for reproductive rights, today and every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn New York City, we know that abortion care is health care, and health care is a human right,\u201d said DOHMH Commissioner Dr. Vasan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to uphold our responsibility as a city to be a safe haven for reproductive rights and as a public health authority to deliver policies and programs that protect privacy and safety, ensure quality of care, and increase access to health care and social supports, to ensure that all who need essential reproductive health care can get it in our city.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNYC Health + Hospitals supports the rights of all patients to make informed decisions about their health and health care, including their right to make decisions about their reproductive health,\u201d said\u202fNYC H+H President and CEO Katz, MD.\u202f\u201cAbortion is medical care, and we are proud to offer our patients abortion counseling and care whenever they need it. Our caring and compassionate health care providers will make sure our patients have the support they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2022, in its\u202fDobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization,\u202fthe U.S. supreme court overturned the federal right to access safe, legal abortion care nationwide.<\/p>\n

Since that decision,\u202fNew York City has introduced a range of services to protect and fulfill the local right to\u202faccess\u202fabortion care.\u202fSince launching the New York city\u202fabortion\u202faccess\u202fhub\u202fin November 2022, thousands of callers and chatters have been directed to reproductive health services and resources through NYC H+H and providers throughout New York City.<\/p>\n

The city \u2014 alongside health care providers, patients, and dedicated supporters of reproductive care \u2014 has weathered ongoing attempts to restrict access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used for more than two decades in medication abortion and has continued to support unfettered access to this safe and effective medication.<\/p>\n

In August 2022, Mayor Adams \u202fsigned legislation enabling access to\u202fno-cost\u202fmedication abortion\u202fat DOHMH sexual health clinics, and, earlier this year, New York City successfully co-led a national coalition in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to protect access to mifepristone.<\/p>\n

NYC H+H offers access to a full spectrum of medication and procedural abortion services at their 11 hospitals, offering abortion care throughout the first and second trimester.<\/p>\n

To add to their options, in October 2023, NYC H+H launched telehealth abortion access through Virtual ExpressCare \u2014 becoming the first public health system in the nation to do so.<\/p>\n

Patients in New York City seeking abortion care can schedule a Virtual\u202fExpressCare\u202fappointment to speak with a New York state-licensed health care professional by video or phone, on-demand, for an assessment and counseling.<\/p>\n

If clinically\u202fappropriate\u202fand prescribed, patients will be able to receive a medication abortion kit at their New York City address within a few days. Since its launch in October 2023, the service has provided nearly 2,000 virtual visits, mailed over 550 abortion kits, and referred over 750 patients for in-person care.<\/p>\n

The average wait time for a virtual visit is less than five minutes, and o ver 75 percent of the patients so far have identified as people of color. Patients can access telehealth abortion care online or\u202fby calling (718) 360-8981.<\/p>\n

Additionally, in January 2024, Mayor Adams launched\u202f \u201cWomen Forward NYC: An Action Plan for Gender Equity,\u201d a more than $43 million investment aimed at making New York City a national leader on gender equity, including for transgender and gender expansive New Yorkers, with the ambitious goal of becoming the most women-forward city in the United States.<\/p>\n

Supported through city dollars, private and public partnerships, academic institutions, and federal grant funding, the action plan addresses gender disparities by connecting women to professional development and higher-paying jobs; dismantling barriers to sexual, reproductive, and chronic health care; reducing gender-based violence against women; and providing holistic housing services, including for formerly incarcerated women and domestic and gender-based violence survivors.<\/p>\n

Anyone in need of abortion services or support in accessing care can receive referrals by calling 877-NYC-AHUB (877-692-2482). For those who might prefer to start the conversation over text, there is now a live chat feature to connect them to a phone operator.\u202f\u202fNew Yorkers can learn more about all the abortion services offered by the city by going online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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