Just a little while ago, Governor Cuomo announced that he will be signing an executive order to require public and private hospitals to comply with the most recent Department of Health directive and allow partners back in to Labor & Delivery.

YOU DID THIS! I cannot express my gratitude to everyone that signed and shared this petition over the last week. To those of you that went further and tweeted, wrote letters, made calls, spoke to the press: I am forever grateful. Together, we gained international attention and safeguarded the right of pregnant people in New York City to not have to give birth alone or parent alone. We set a critical precedent that should help to ensure the rights of pregnant people everywhere to have support in the hospital.

As the COVID-19 crisis worsens in our communities across the United States and the world, hospitals may try to implement similar bans on support. I encourage you to begin petitions for your communities as need – you know I’ll sign!