Assembly Bill A11484

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts the "reproductive health act"; repealer

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

2009-A11484 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5808
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17 §§1700 - 1703, amd §4164, Pub Health L; rpld §6811 sub 8, Ed L; rpld §§125.40, 125.45, 125.50, 125.55 & 125.60, amd Art 125 Art Head, §§125.00, 125.05, 125.15 & 125.20, Pen L; amd §700.05, CP L; amd §673, County L; amd §4, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A6112, S2524

2009-A11484 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "reproductive health act"; provides a fundamental right to choose contraception and the right of a female to determine the course of a pregnancy; authorizes abortion prior to viability; defines terms

2009-A11484 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  11484

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 17, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Glick, Gott-
  fried,  Rosenthal, Peoples-Stokes, N. Rivera, Pretlow, Hooper, Silver,
  Heastie,  Koon,  Lifton,  Wright,  Cahill,  Gianaris,  Barron,   Bing,
  Boyland, Brennan, Brodsky, Cymbrowitz, Dinowitz, Englebright, Farrell,
  Fields,  Galef,  Hoyt, Jacobs, Jaffee, John, Kellner, Lavine, Millman,
  O'Donnell, Paulin, Powell,  Russell,  Sayward,  Scarborough,  Schimel,
  Thiele, Weinstein, Weisenberg, D. Weprin) -- (at request of the Gover-
  nor) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to enacting the
  "reproductive health act" and revising existing  provisions  regarding
  abortions;  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  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:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "Reproduc-
tive Health Act".
  S  2.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new article 17 to
read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 17
                         REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT
SECTION 1700. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
        1701. AUTHORIZED PERFORMANCE OF ABORTIONS.
        1702. STATE REGULATION.
        1703. DEFINITIONS.
  S 1700. STATEMENT OF POLICY. THE LEGISLATURE DECLARES THAT EVERY INDI-
VIDUAL HAS A FUNDAMENTAL  RIGHT  OF  PRIVACY  WITH  RESPECT  TO  CERTAIN
PERSONAL  REPRODUCTIVE DECISIONS.   ACCORDINGLY, IT IS THE PUBLIC POLICY
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK THAT:
  1. EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS THE FUNDAMENTAL  RIGHT  TO  CHOOSE  OR  REFUSE
CONTRACEPTION; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD12005-08-9
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.