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Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez introduces two bills on pregnancy and opioid treatment and fair business practices
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Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez introduces two bills: the Safe Pregnancy and Opioid Treatment Act and a resolution for the Fair Business Practices Act. She emphasizes the importance of these bills in protecting New Yorkers, particularly in addressing maternal mortality and consumer protection.
- The Safe Pregnancy and Opioid Treatment Act aims to educate providers on treating opioid use disorder during and after pregnancy and provide Narcan at specific sites.
- The Fair Business Practices Act resolution calls on the state to outlaw unfair and abusive business practices, addressing New York's lag in consumer protection compared to other states.
- Gutiérrez acknowledges the support of other council members and the leadership of Attorney General Leticia James on these issues.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:09:17
Thank you madam majority leader.
1:09:19
Today I'm proud to introduce two bills rooted in a shared principle that is of protecting New Yorkers.
1:09:25
First, I'm introducing the Safe Pregnancy and Opioid Treatment Act, a bill that would require the health department to educate providers on how to safely treat opioid use disorder during and after pregnancy and provide Narcan at specific sites.
1:09:38
A report by the DOHMH recorded, two hundred and forty one deaths within a five year period, with approximately one in seven of those deaths attributed to overdoses, more than three quarters of which involved opioids.
1:09:51
This is a harm reduction bill, a maternal health bill, a common sense public health bill, and it's one that will save lives, especially for the pregnant New Yorkers who have been suffering in silence and ignored because of stigmas that might exist.
1:10:05
I also just wanna thank, council member Hanks and, chair Shulman who have already cosponsored this bill.
1:10:13
Speaker Adams and this council have put maternal mortality front and center.
1:10:17
We're not afraid to be honest and have painful conversations, when needed to put an end to these preventable deaths.
1:10:23
Thank you to the speaker, of course, for her support and contributions to this bill.
1:10:27
The second bill I'm introducing is the Fair Business Business Practices Act resolution that calls on the state to finally outlaw unfair and abusive business practices.
1:10:37
Right now, New York lags behind 42 other states in protecting consumers, small businesses, and non nonprofits from scams, junk fees, and AI driven fraud.
1:10:46
I wanna thank attorney general Leticia James for her leadership on this bill.
1:10:50
I encourage all of my colleagues to sign on and join me in protecting New Yorkers.
1:10:53
Thank you.