New York

The New York legislature's regular session runs from January 07, 2009 to January 06, 2010. At the end of this legislative session, bills may carry over to the following year for consideration.

Anti-Choice Legislation Attacks on Contraception Biased Counseling and Mandatory Delay Refusal to Provide Medical Services Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion Separate Legal Status for Embryos and Fetuses Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)-Anti-Choice

Pro-Choice Legislation Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) - Pro-Choice Guaranteed Access to Prescriptions Healthy Childbearing Low-Income Women's Access to Abortion Low-Income Women's Access to Family Planning Regulating Anti-Choice Clinics Sex/STD Education - Pro-Choice

Anti-Choice Legislation Attacks on Contraception Bill Number: NY  A  2726 Summary: Defines pregnancy and conception in such a way that it could jeopardize access to contraception. Requires women receive state-mandated lecture which includes medically inaccurate information prior to obtaining abortion service and prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture. Subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Sponsor: Rabbitt (R) Introduced: 01/21/2009 Last Action: Introduced Biased Counseling and Mandatory Delay Bill Number: NY  A  2726 Summary: Defines pregnancy and conception in such a way that it could jeopardize access to contraception. Requires women receive state-mandated lecture which includes medically inaccurate information prior to obtaining abortion service and prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture. Subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Sponsor: Rabbitt (R) Introduced: 01/21/2009 Last Action: Introduced Bill Number: NY  A  6242 Summary: Mandates parental consent prior to a young woman obtaining an abortion. Requires women receive state-mandated lecture that may include medically inaccurate information prior to obtaining abortion services and prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture. Sponsor: Barra (R) Introduced: 02/26/2009 Last Action: Introduced Refusal to Provide Medical Services Bill Number: NY  S  4898 Summary: Allows certain individuals to refuse to perform abortion services or provide or dispense contraceptives, or refer for these services, in all or most circumstances. Sponsor: Aubertine (D) Introduced: 04/27/2009 Last Action: Introduced Bill Number: NY  A  2935 Summary: Allows certain individuals to refuse to perform abortion services or provide or dispense contraceptives in all or most circumstances. Sponsor: Benjamin (D) Introduced: 01/22/2009 Last Action: Introduced Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion Bill Number: NY  A  6242 Summary: Mandates parental consent prior to a young woman obtaining an abortion. Requires women receive state-mandated lecture that may include medically inaccurate information prior to obtaining abortion services and prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture. Sponsor: Barra (R) Introduced: 02/26/2009 Last Action: Introduced Separate Legal Status for Embryos and Fetuses Bill Number: NY  S  4897 Summary: Amends definition of person throughout criminal code to include "unborn child" at any stage of gestation. Sponsor: Aubertine (D) Introduced: 04/27/2009 Last Action: Introduced Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)-Anti-Choice Bill Number: NY  A  2726 Summary: Defines pregnancy and conception in such a way that it could jeopardize access to contraception. Requires women receive state-mandated lecture which includes medically inaccurate information prior to obtaining abortion service and prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture. Subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Sponsor: Rabbitt (R) Introduced: 01/21/2009 Last Action: Introduced

Pro-Choice Legislation Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) - Pro-Choice Bill Number: NY  S  5808 Summary: Makes the protections of Roe v. Wade permanent in state law, even if Roe is overturned or further limited by the courts: Protects a woman's right to choose abortion prior to viability, and protects her right to choose abortion post-viability. It also protects the right to obtain and use contraceptives. Sponsor: Stewart-Cousins (D) Introduced: 06/05/2009 Last Action: Introduced Guaranteed Access to Prescriptions Bill Number: NY  A  8949 Summary: Requires a pharmacy to fill valid prescriptions. Sponsor: Lifton (D) Introduced: 06/16/2009 Last Action: Introduced Bill Number: NY  S  1521 Summary: Requires a pharmacy or pharmacist to fill valid prescriptions. Sponsor: Duane (D) Introduced: 02/02/2009 Last Action: Introduced Healthy Childbearing Bill Number: NY  A  5223 Summary: Promotes healthy childbearing by requiring that all health insurance policies in the state provide coverage for prenatal care, including ultrasound services. Sponsor: Espaillat (D) Introduced: 02/11/2009 Last Action: Introduced Low-Income Women's Access to Abortion Bill Number: NY  S  4228 Summary: Explicitly codifies current policy that expands low-income women's access to family planning and abortion care. Sponsor: Savino (D) Introduced: 04/17/2009 Last Action: Introduced Low-Income Women's Access to Family Planning Bill Number: NY  S  4228 Summary: Explicitly codifies current policy that expands low-income women's access to family planning and abortion care. Sponsor: Savino (D) Introduced: 04/17/2009 Last Action: Introduced Regulating Anti-Choice Clinics Bill Number: NY  A  3638 Summary: Requires "crisis pregnancy centers" (CPCs) to disclose that they do not provide or refer for abortion or contraceptive services. Sponsor: Glick (D) Introduced: 01/27/2009 Last Action: Introduced Sex/STD Education - Pro-Choice Bill Number: NY  S  3836 Summary: Improves sex education in schools and communities. Sponsor: Duane (D) Introduced: 04/02/2009 Last Action: Introduced Bill Number: NY  S  4633 Summary: Improves sex education in schools. Sponsor: Oppenheimer (D) Introduced: 04/27/2009 Last Action: Introduced

This information was last updated on 10/28/2009

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