assembly Bill A5186A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for dispensing emergency contraception under certain conditions

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 01, 2022 print number 5186a
Feb 01, 2022 amend and recommit to higher education
Jan 05, 2022 referred to higher education
Feb 11, 2021 referred to higher education

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A5186 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7860
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6527, 6807, 6909 & 6951, add §6833, Ed L; amd §§3216, 3221 & 4304, Ins L; amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6954
2017-2018: A2674
2019-2020: A2808
2023-2024: A2732, S1855

A5186 - Summary

Provides for dispensing emergency contraception under certain conditions; defines emergency contraception.

A5186 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5186
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, GLICK,
   L. ROSENTHAL, FAHY, ABINANTI, STECK, SEAWRIGHT, WEPRIN --  Multi-Spon-
   sored  by  -- M. of A. AUBRY, CAHILL, COOK, DINOWITZ, GUNTHER, HEVESI,
   LUPARDO, PERRY, PRETLOW, THIELE --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Higher Education

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, the insurance law and the public
   health law, in relation to providing for dispensing emergency  contra-
   ception under certain conditions
 
   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 "unintended pregnancy prevention act".
   §  2.  Legislative  findings. The United States Food and Drug Adminis-
 tration (FDA) has declared emergency contraceptive drugs to be safe  and
 effective.  There  is  neither  medical  nor public health research that
 validates an age restriction on access to emergency contraception  (EC).
 Furthermore,  no specific medical conditions preclude a woman from using
 EC. The only contraindication to EC use is pregnancy itself, not because
 it represents a danger to the woman or to  the  embryo  but  because  it
 would  be inefficient in preventing the pregnancy. Pregnancy prevention,
 not abortion, is caused by the use of emergency contraceptive drugs.
   The legislature deems it necessary to guarantee immediate access to EC
 to all, especially young women. Nearly thirty percent of  United  States
 teenage girls become pregnant before reaching twenty years of age. Teens
 are  more  likely than adults to experience contraceptive failure, which
 may lead to unintended pregnancies and  consequently  dangerous  medical
 issues for both mother and baby.
   The legislature deems it necessary to create a structure for simplify-
 ing  access  to  EC for these women, while respecting and preserving the
 prescribing scope of practice for physicians, nurse  practitioners,  and
 midwives;  the treating and case-finding scope of practice of registered
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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A5186A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7860
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6527, 6807, 6909 & 6951, add §6833, Ed L; amd §§3216, 3221 & 4304, Ins L; amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6954
2017-2018: A2674
2019-2020: A2808
2023-2024: A2732, S1855

A5186A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for dispensing emergency contraception under certain conditions; defines emergency contraception.

A5186A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5186--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, GLICK,
   L. ROSENTHAL, FAHY, ABINANTI, STECK, SEAWRIGHT, WEPRIN --  Multi-Spon-
   sored  by  -- M. of A. AUBRY, CAHILL, COOK, DINOWITZ, GUNTHER, HEVESI,
   LUPARDO, PERRY, PRETLOW, THIELE --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
   er  Education  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, the  insurance  law  and  the  public
   health  law, in relation to providing for dispensing emergency contra-
   ception under certain conditions
 
   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 "unintended pregnancy prevention act".
   § 2. Legislative findings. The United States Food  and  Drug  Adminis-
 tration  (FDA) has declared emergency contraceptive drugs to be safe and
 effective. There is neither medical  nor  public  health  research  that
 validates  an age restriction on access to emergency contraception (EC).
 Furthermore, no specific medical conditions preclude a woman from  using
 EC. The only contraindication to EC use is pregnancy itself, not because
 it  represents  a  danger  to  the woman or to the embryo but because it
 would be inefficient in preventing the pregnancy. Pregnancy  prevention,
 not abortion, is caused by the use of emergency contraceptive drugs.
   The legislature deems it necessary to guarantee immediate access to EC
 to  all,  especially young women. Nearly thirty percent of United States
 teenage girls become pregnant before reaching twenty years of age. Teens
 are more likely than adults to experience contraceptive  failure,  which
 may  lead  to  unintended pregnancies and consequently dangerous medical
 issues for both mother and baby.

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