May 4, 2007

CALL ALBANY FOR REAL SEX ED

Fight for NY youth — call Albany today!

Medically accurate, age-appropriate sex education for all young people is one of the keys to ending the AIDS epidemic in New York. And it would become law, if we pass the Healthy Teens Act in Albany this year.

We've just learned that the Healthy Teens Act will be on the Senate Health Committee Agenda for Tuesday, May 8. We've got a list of committee members below — you should give 'em a call TODAY .

Please put in a quick call to your Senator at 518-455-2800 and say:

"New York teens need accurate information on sex and HIV/AIDS — please vote YES on the Healthy Teens Act in the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday."

If you need to find out who represents you, click here.

Kemp Hannon (R) - Chair
Hugh T. Farley (R)
Thomas W. Libous (R)
John A. DeFrancisco (R)
William J. Larkin (R)
Charles Fuschillo, Jr. (R)
Mary Lou Rath (R)
George Winner (R)
Elizabeth Little (R)
Catherine M. Young (R)
John L. Sampson (D) - Ranking Minority
Velmanette Montgomery (D)
George Onarato (D)
Tom Duane (D)
Efrain Gonzalez, Jr. (D)
Eric T. Schneiderman (D)
David J. Valesky (D)

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