Jan. 16, 2019 • Buffalo Rising

Planned Parenthood also offers LGBT services such as education, resources, referrals, including STD testing along with a multitude of other health care essentials.

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Jan. 16, 2019 • CITY Newspaper

The National Organization for Women's Rochester chapter and Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York will present a program marking the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Wednesday, January 23.

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Jan. 14, 2019 • The Batavian

The Women’s March which took place in Washington, D.C., in 2017 has created interest among women in Genesee County.

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Jan. 7, 2019 • Rochesterfirst.com

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the legislature are vowing to pass the Reproductive Health Act within the first 30 days of the legislative session.

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Dec. 4, 2018 • Fortune

The Violence Against Women Act first passed in 1994 and will lapse on Dec. 7 for the second time since its passage.

One of the bill’s original co-authors, Democrat Louise Slaughter of New York, died in February. Her elected replacement, Democrat Joe Morelle, pledged on Dec. 3 to fight for the law’s re-authorization this week, reported the Washington, D.C., ABC TV affiliate. Morelle joined the Willow Domestic Violence Center, RESTORE Sexual Assault Services, and Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York to call for its restoration.

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Dec. 3, 2018 • RochesterFirst.com

Local leaders Monday called for action on the Violence Against Women Act on Monday.

In the conference, Congressman Joe Morelle, Willow Domestic Violence Center, RESTORE Sexual Assault Services, and Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York called for the re-authorization of the act.

The act funds victim assistance services like legal aid, rape crisis centers, and programs that provide emergency housing.

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Dec. 3, 2018 • 13 WHAM

Just a few days from Monday, a vital law passed to protect women across the United States is slated to expire.

Newly-elected Congressman Joe Morelle (D, NY-25) was joined Monday morning by groups such as Willow Domestic Violence Center to raise awareness about the Violence Against Women Act.

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Dec. 3, 2018 • Spectrum

Jerri Lynn Sparks never thought she was a domestic abuse victim.

She worked in Congress when she said verbal abuse at home cleared a path for domestic abuse that changed her life and the life she had made for her children.

A hotline funded by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) helped Sparks find shelter and response to what she was dealing with in her life. 

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Nov. 30, 2018 • Video News Service

Interview with Lauren Berger, RESTORE Training Coordinator, providing information for those looking for help in domestic violence situations.

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