The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/womens-rights/)
For Ithaca’s many college students, those who use Planned Parenthood services shouldn’t expect any changes to their service, Kelly told The Sun in a phone interview.
On Tuesday, the New York State Senate passed three bills — the Reproductive Health Act, the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act and the Boss Bill — that aim to change the future of women’s reproductive rights.
“I decided that what I really wanted to do was go home and make a difference,” she said.
“Comedians like Michelle can get very famous very quickly — and we wanted to strike while the iron was hot, essentially,” said Daniela Manzano ’19, CUPB executive chair.
The attendees of the rally responded to impassioned statements with snaps and yells of agreement, chanting “Stand up and fight back!” and “Hey ho ho Cavanaugh has come to go!”
With increasing workforce diversity, along with social media activism and legal action, the panelists hope and believe that future employees will witness change.
Planned Parenthood supporters across the Southern Finger Lakes region assembled outside of Congressman Tom Reed’s Ithaca office downtown and protested the proposed GOP replacement for the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday.