detection and prevention of certain medical conditions affecting women, including breast cancer and osteoporosis and provides coverage for contraceptives, became law on January 1, 2003. Glick was the lead sponsor of the Reproductive Health Act, to codify and expand protections granted in Roe vs. Wade in New York State, which was signed into law in January 2019. Deborah Glick supported the legalization of gestational surrogacy in the State of New York with some minor adjustments and changes to the bill to protect the surrogate and the parties involved in regards to monetary compensation. The bill was first introduced in the New York State Assembly in 2012 by Amy Paulin. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed it into law in 2021, effectively repealing the ban on the medical procedure with monetary compensation for the pregnant women involved. Glick believes in family planning methods and stated on Twitter in October 2021 that there is a problem called overpopulation of people on the planet causing damage to the Earth. Protection of animals Glick is an animal lover and has sponsored and helped pass a number of bills to improve animal welfare. These include the Veterinary Emergency Response and Mobility Act, which allows out-of-state veterinarians and veterinary technicians to provide assistance in New York during declared disasters and high-volume animal cruelty investigations, an act to prohibit the importation, possession, sale, or release of Eurasian boars in New York State, and a law prohibiting the online shooting of animals or targets. She has also fought for increased funding for animal shelters, and was twice successful in allocating a $5 million capital matching grant to humane societies across the state. Higher education In her role as Chair of the Higher Education committee, Glick has championed the SUNY and CUNY systems and the rights of students. Among her legislative achievements, Glick was the primary sponsor of the Student Lending Accountability, Transparency and Enforcement Act, which established protections for students and parents to protect them from exploitative student loans and became law in 2007. She also sponsored and championed legislation to implement the Enough is Enough Program, which requires New York State higher education institutions to adopt a state-wide uniform definition of affirmative consent and a number of policies protecting the rights of sexual assault victims and those who report assaults. Glick has also been an ardent supporter of the rights of student workers, such as graduate teaching and research