Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 13, 2020 |
held for consideration in health |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to health |
Feb 07, 2019 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A5089
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DIPIETRO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Kieran Michael Lalor
Gary Finch
John Salka
Peter Lawrence
multi-Sponsors
Stephen Hawley
2019-A5089 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A5089 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5089 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO, LALOR, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to ensuring that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York ultrasound informed consent act". § 2. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by adding a new title 1-C to read as follows: TITLE I-C ULTRASOUND INFORMED CONSENT ACT SECTION 2516. DEFINITIONS. 2516-A. REQUIREMENT OF INFORMED CONSENT. 2516-B. EXCEPTION FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. 2516-C. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY. § 2516. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE: 1. "ABORTION" MEANS THE INTENTIONAL USE OR PRESCRIPTION OF ANY INSTRU- MENT, MEDICINE, DRUG, OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE OR DEVICE OR METHOD TO TERMINATE THE LIFE OF AN UNBORN CHILD, OR TO TERMINATE THE PREGNANCY OF A WOMAN KNOWN TO BE PREGNANT WITH AN INTENTION OTHER THAN: (A) TO PRODUCE A LIVE BIRTH AND PRESERVE THE LIFE AND HEALTH OF THE CHILD AFTER LIVE BIRTH; OR (B) TO REMOVE AN ECTOPIC PREGNANCY, OR TO REMOVE A DEAD UNBORN CHILD WHO DIED AS THE RESULT OF A SPONTANEOUS ABORTION, ACCIDENTAL TRAUMA, OR A CRIMINAL ASSAULT ON THE PREGNANT FEMALE OR HER UNBORN CHILD. 2. "ABORTION PROVIDER" MEANS ANY PERSON LEGALLY QUALIFIED TO PERFORM AN ABORTION UNDER APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07625-01-9
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