Bill > A06462

This bill requires reproductive health care facilities offering abortion services to establish and maintain a 100-foot buffer zone around their entrances to protect patients from harassment. The bill defines harassment comprehensively, including physical obstruction, blocking facility access, following patients within the buffer zone, engaging in behavior that causes reasonable fear of physical harm, physically damaging the facility, and interfering with medical procedures or facility operations. Specifically, harassment can include physically striking, shoving, restraining, or grabbing someone, preventing entry or exit, following patients, creating an environment of fear, damaging facility property, or disrupting medical procedures and facility functions. The goal is to ensure patients can access reproductive health care services without intimidation, obstruction, or potential physical threats. The law would take effect immediately upon passage, providing immediate protection for patients seeking abortion services at reproductive health care facilities.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6462