Senate Bill S178A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the woman's right to know act; repealer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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Bill Amendments

2015-S178 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add Art 25 Title III §§2560 - 2560-n, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4996
2017-2018: S5067

2015-S178 - Summary

Enacts the "woman's right to know act"; provides women facing unplanned pregnancies who are considering abortion with full information and reflection time prior to having an abortion performed upon them; provides a 24-hour waiting period to give women the opportunity to receive information about the medical risks of abortion, alternatives to the procedure, and the unborn child's development; provides criminal and civil penalties.

2015-S178 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S178 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   178

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
  woman's right to know act; to repeal title 3 of article 25 of such law
  relating  to the control of midwifery; and providing for the repeal of
  certain provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Title  III  of  article  25  of  the public health law is
REPEALED and a new title III is added to read as follows:
                                TITLE III
                        WOMAN'S RIGHT TO KNOW ACT
SECTION 2560.   SHORT TITLE.
        2560-A. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
        2560-B. DEFINITIONS.
        2560-C. INFORMED CONSENT REQUIREMENT.
        2560-D. PUBLICATION OF MATERIALS.
        2560-E. ULTRASOUND.
        2560-F. INTERNET WEBSITE.
        2560-G. ABORTION PROVIDER WEBSITE.
        2560-H. EMERGENCY.
        2560-I. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
        2560-J. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
        2560-K. CIVIL PENALTIES.
        2560-L. LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY.
        2560-M. SEVERABILITY.
        2560-N. CONSTRUCTION.
  S 2560. SHORT TITLE. THIS TITLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE
"WOMAN'S RIGHT TO KNOW ACT".

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01696-01-5
              

2015-S178A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add Art 25 Title III §§2560 - 2560-n, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4996
2017-2018: S5067

2015-S178A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "woman's right to know act"; provides women facing unplanned pregnancies who are considering abortion with full information and reflection time prior to having an abortion performed upon them; provides a 24-hour waiting period to give women the opportunity to receive information about the medical risks of abortion, alternatives to the procedure, and the unborn child's development; provides criminal and civil penalties.

2015-S178A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S178A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 178--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to enacting the
  woman's right to know act; to repeal title 3 of article 25 of such law
  relating to the control of midwifery; and providing for the repeal  of
  certain provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Title III of  article  25  of  the  public  health  law  is
REPEALED and a new title III is added to read as follows:
                                TITLE III
                        WOMAN'S RIGHT TO KNOW ACT
SECTION 2560.   SHORT TITLE.
        2560-A. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
        2560-B. DEFINITIONS.
        2560-C. INFORMED CONSENT REQUIREMENT.
        2560-D. PUBLICATION OF MATERIALS.
        2560-E. ULTRASOUND.
        2560-F. INTERNET WEBSITE.
        2560-G. ABORTION PROVIDER WEBSITE.
        2560-H. EMERGENCY.
        2560-I. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
        2560-J. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
        2560-K. CIVIL PENALTIES.
        2560-L. LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY.
        2560-M. SEVERABILITY.
        2560-N. CONSTRUCTION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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