NARAL Pro-Choice New York Endorses Addabbo

Group Cites Senator's Dedication to Protecting Women’s Rights as Key Reason for its Support

New York, NY- Today, NARAL Pro-Choice New York endorsed Senator Joe Addabbo for his third term representing New York Senate’s 15th district, citing his dedication to protect women’s rights.

“On behalf of women and pro-choice New Yorkers across the state, we are proud to endorse Joseph Addabbo for State Senate,” said Andrea Miller, President of NARAL Pro-choice New York. 

Miller highlighted Senator Addabbo’s record both in the Senate and previously in the City Council.  She said, “Joe has fought for every possible piece of legislation that would improve the lives of women and families in Queens and across New York.”

“These are trying times for progressive, pro-woman, pro-choice issues in the State Senate, and we need to ensure that Senator Addabbo, one of the true champions for women’s health and well-being, remains in Albany,” said Miller.

“I am honored to have the support of NARAL Pro-choice New York,” said Addabbo,  

“The protection of women’s rights is incredibly important and I am committed to making sure our laws protect women’s rights at home and in the work place.”

As the extreme Romney/Ryan ticket threatens to roll back women’s rights considerably, women are finding themselves having to defend their most personal rights, which they thought were ensured decades ago.

Ryan has voted against a bill that allows women to challenge unequal pay, and has even called rape a “method of conception.”

As the Romney/Ryan New York Campaign Chairman, Eric Ulrich, who is also running for New York Senate’s 15th district, is actively working to decrease women’s rights and has come out against women’s reproduction rights.

“It is unacceptable that in 2012 women’s rights are still being threatened,” stated Addabbo.

“The women in the 15th district and throughout New York deserve a State Senator who will fight for them. We should be going forwards not backwards.”

Senator Addabbo has made women’s issues a top priority, fighting to help families reduce childcare costs, so women can work outside of the home, increasing women’s participation in small business ownership by fighting for laws in the Senate that support Minority and Women Business Enterprises, and protecting women’s reproduction rights and access to quality healthcare.

Image courtesy of http://www.prochoiceny.org.