NARAL Pro-Choice New York Asks About Women in Health Reform
On Thursday, March 6th NARAL Pro-Choice New York will co-sponsor an event called “Universal Health Care: Will Women’s Needs Be Met?”
Participating co-sponsors range from other repro health organizations to student public health groups. The event will be held from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at New York University’s Silver Center, Room 408. While universal health care is gaining national attention through campaign platforms and reform movements, women’s rights advocates are left wondering how women’s health will fit into the 
picture. The event’s panel will address how women’s rights will come into play during the legislative process of New York State reform, which policies will most protect women’s health, and what advocates should be doing to ensure that women’s voices are heard.
The panelists will include Byllye Avery, Founder of the Black Women’s Health Imperative and President of the Avery Institute for Social Change, Elisabeth Benjamin, Director of Healthcare Restructuring Initiatives for Community Service Society, Richard Gottfried, Chair of the New York State Commission on Health, and Lois Uttley, Director of Raising Women’s Voices for the Health Care We Need. The event is open to all who are interested in health care reform, including students, advocates, and the general public.
Those who would like to attend should RSVP to Carolyn Fraker (cfraker@prochoiceny.org) by March 3, 2008.