Bill > A07918

This bill establishes several key provisions to protect access to reproductive health care services in New York state: 1. It creates a new cause of action for individuals who have had a judgment entered against them in another state based on their provision, receipt, or assistance with reproductive health care services that are legal in New York. This allows them to recover damages from the parties that brought the original lawsuit. 2. It restricts the disclosure of information related to reproductive health care services, including communications with patients and medical examination records, unless the patient explicitly consents or certain limited exceptions apply. 3. It prohibits New York courts from issuing subpoenas related to reproductive health care services that are legal in New York, with exceptions for certain tort, contract, or similar claims brought by patients. 4. It limits the extradition of individuals charged in other states for providing or receiving reproductive health care services that are legal in New York. 5. It prohibits the use of state resources to assist with any interstate investigation or proceeding seeking to impose liability on individuals for providing, seeking, or assisting with reproductive health care services that are legal in New York. Overall, the bill aims to protect access to reproductive health care services in New York and prevent individuals from facing legal consequences in the state for actions related to such services that are permitted under New York law.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A7918