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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Maryam Mohammed-Miller, Director of Government Relations and Policy at Planned Parenthood of Greater New York
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Maryam Mohammed-Miller from Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) testifies about the organization's services and funding needs. She highlights the challenges faced by reproductive healthcare providers and requests increased funding for PPGNY's programs and services.
- PPGNY serves thousands of New Yorkers through clinical services and over 20,000 through education and community engagement programs.
- The organization is asking for increases to the reproductive and sexual health initiative and support for their patient navigation program.
- Failure to provide funding could potentially impact over 7,000 New Yorkers who depend on PPGNY's services.
Maryam Mohammed-Miller
4:57:30
Good afternoon.
4:57:31
My name is Mary Anne Mohamed Miller, I'm the director of government relations and policy at Planned of Greater New York, PPGNY for short.
4:57:39
I would like to thank the chairs of the committees on health and mental health disabilities and addiction council members Lee and Shulman for the opportunity to discuss Planned Parenthood of Greater New York's programs and services.
4:57:51
As you've already heard from my colleagues, we serve thousands of New Yorkers each year through our clinical services and over 20,000 individuals through our education and community engagement programs.
4:58:02
We offer a full range of reproductive health care services, everything including gynecological care, STI testing and treatment, contraceptive care, and care for the LGBTQ plus community at our four health centers.
4:58:15
We're thankful for the council for the continued support you've showed our organization over the years, but with the ever changing landscape on reproductive health care and continued restrictions on care throughout the country, New York has been seen as a haven for critical resources that many depend on.
4:58:32
Unfortunately, long standing underinvestment in reproductive health care combined with the soaring cost of care, workforce shortages, and restrictions imposed since the decision to overturn Roe have impacted New York.
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To make matters worse, we expect the Trump Vance administration to continue to gut critical public health programs.
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That is why today we are asking for increases to initiatives that fund Planned Parenthood of Greater New York and critical services throughout the city.
4:59:01
We are asking for an increase to the reproductive and sexual health initiative and ask from the speakers list to support our programs and services.
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Failure to provide funding to PPGNY potentially impact over 7,000 New Yorkers.
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We're also asking for funding increases for for our patient navigation program that supports New Yorkers and those forced to travel to our city for abortion care.
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We are thankful thankful for the council to for establishing the first patient navigation program in the country and hope to have this work continued and have PPGNY continued to be funded through this initiative.
4:59:41
To summarize, again we are greatly thankful for the council support for our work, hope to receive continued funding to help bolster our operational funding so that we can provide care to the New Yorkers that depend on us.
4:59:55
Thank you.