Assembly Bill A2935

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits discrimination against a person who refuses to perform an abortion when it is against his or her conscience or religious beliefs

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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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2009-A2935 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4898
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง79-i, Civ Rts L

2009-A2935 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits discrimination against a person who refuses to perform or assist in an abortion when it is against his or her conscience or religious beliefs; gives complete and effective civil rights protection to such person.

2009-A2935 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2935

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil  rights  law,  in relation to prohibiting
  discrimination against person who refuses to perform certain act

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

  Section  1.  Section 79-i of the civil rights law, as added by chapter
1098 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
  S 79-i. Discrimination against person who refuses to  perform  certain
act  prohibited.  1. When the performing of an abortion on a human being
or assisting thereat is contrary to the conscience or religious  beliefs
of  any  person,  he  OR  SHE  may  refuse  to perform or assist in such
abortion [by filing a prior written refusal setting  forth  the  reasons
therefor  with  the  appropriate and responsible hospital, person, firm,
corporation or association], OR  REFUSE  TO  REFER  A  PERSON  FOR  SUCH
ABORTION,  OR  REFUSE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH ABORTION, and no
such PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY,  hospital,  person,  firm,
corporation  or  association  shall  discriminate  against the person so
refusing to act.
  2. WHEN PROVIDING A PERSON WITH ANY FORM OF ASSISTANCE OR  INFORMATION
RELATING  TO  LIFE-SUSTAINING  MEDICAL  TREATMENT  IS  CONTRARY  TO  THE
CONSCIENCE OR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF ANY PERSON, HE OR SHE MAY  REFUSE  TO
PROVIDE  SUCH ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION, OR REFUSE TO REFER A PERSON FOR
SUCH ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION, AND NO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HUMAN  SERVICES
OR  HEALTH  CARE  AGENCY, HOSPITAL, PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCI-
ATION SHALL DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THE PERSON SO REFUSING TO ACT.
  3. WHEN PROVIDING A PERSON WITH ANY FORM OF ASSISTANCE  TO  END  THEIR
LIFE  IS  CONTRARY TO THE CONSCIENCE OR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF ANY PERSON,
HE OR SHE MAY REFUSE TO PROVIDE SUCH ASSISTANCE, OR REFUSE  TO  REFER  A
PERSON  FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE, OR REFUSE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH
ASSISTANCE, AND NO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HUMAN SERVICES OR HEALTH CARE AGEN-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05804-01-9

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