Bill > A09198

This bill, known as the "Life Appropriation Act," seeks to restrict state funding for abortions and regulate abortion procedures in New York by implementing several key provisions. The bill defines a "convenience abortion" as an elective abortion and prohibits state agencies from awarding grants that directly or indirectly support abortion-related costs, including administrative expenses, salaries, and utilities. The legislation argues that such funding violates the First Amendment's Establishment Clause by potentially endorsing Secular Humanism as a religion. The bill restricts abortions after 20 weeks of gestational age, requiring two physicians to certify that the procedure is necessary to prevent the death or substantial impairment of the mother's bodily functions, and mandates that the abortion be performed in a hospital with a second physician present to provide immediate care for the potentially viable fetus. Additionally, the bill introduces a ban on "dismemberment abortions," defining this as a procedure that involves extracting the fetus piece by piece, and classifies violations as a class D felony. The legislation also requires detailed reporting of each abortion performed, collecting anonymous data about the procedure, physicians involved, and medical circumstances, ostensibly to promote maternal health and protect the interests of the unborn child.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9198