NY S05468 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on May 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
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; requires all facilities where abortions are performed and offices of physicians who refer for abortion must have video viewing equipment; provides criminal and civil penalties.
Title
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; requires all facilities where abortions are performed and offices of physicians who refer for abortion must have video viewing equipment; provides criminal and civil penalties.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2010-01-06 | REFERRED TO HEALTH | |
2009-05-08 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Same As/Similar To
A2726 (Same As) 2010-06-03 - held for consideration in health