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NY S02796
Enacts the reproductive health act; revises provisions of law relating to abortion.
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Introduced
01/17/2017
01/17/2017
In Committee
01/03/2018
01/03/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
2017-2018 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the reproductive health act and revising existing provisions of law regarding abortion; to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law, the county law and the judiciary law, in relation to abortion; to repeal certain provisions of the public health law relating to abortion; to repeal certain provisions of the education law relating to the sale of contraceptives; and to repeal certain provisions of the penal law relating to abortion The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1
AI Summary
This bill enacts the Reproductive Health Act, which revises existing provisions of law regarding abortion in New York. The key provisions of the bill include:
1. Allowing health care practitioners to perform abortions when, in their reasonable and good faith professional judgment, the patient is within 24 weeks from the commencement of pregnancy, there is an absence of fetal viability, or the abortion is necessary to protect the patient's life or health.
2. Repealing certain provisions of the Public Health Law, Education Law, and Penal Law related to abortion, including the crime of abortion in various degrees.
3. Amending the Penal Law's definitions of "homicide" and related offenses to remove references to "abortion" and "unborn child."
4. Removing the ability of courts to exclude the public from certain proceedings related to abortion.
Overall, the bill aims to enshrine the right to access safe, legal abortion in New York and remove various legal restrictions that previously governed the provision of abortion services.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (29)
Liz Krueger (D)*,
Marisol Alcantara (OTHER),
Tony Avella (D),
Jamaal Bailey (D),
Brian Benjamin (D),
Neil Breslin (D),
John Brooks (D),
David Carlucci (D),
Leroy Comrie (D),
Martin Dilan (D),
Michael Gianaris (D),
Jesse Hamilton (D),
Brad Hoylman (D),
Todd Kaminsky (D),
Brian Kavanagh (D),
Timothy Kennedy (D),
Jeffrey Klein (OTHER),
Shelley Mayer (D),
Velmanette Montgomery (D),
Kevin Parker (D),
José Peralta (REF),
Roxanne Persaud (D),
Gustavo Rivera (D),
James Sanders (D),
Diane Savino (D),
Jose Serrano (D),
Toby Stavisky (D),
Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D),
David Valesky (OTHER),
Last Action
DEFEATED IN HEALTH (on 05/31/2018)
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