Bill Text: NY S00104 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Prohibits the consideration of evidence that either parent has ever obtained or attempted to obtain reproductive health services relating to the termination of a pregnancy in certain legal proceedings.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-15 - PRINT NUMBER 104A [S00104 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S00104-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 104--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to prohibiting the consideration of evidence that either parent has ever obtained or attempted to obtain reproductive health services relating to the termination of a pregnancy in certain legal proceedings The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 70 of the domestic relations 2 law, as amended by chapter 457 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 (a) Where a minor child is residing within this state, either parent 5 may apply to the supreme court for a writ of habeas corpus to have such 6 minor child brought before such court; and on the return thereof, the 7 court, on due consideration, may award the natural guardianship, charge 8 and custody of such child to either parent for such time, under such 9 regulations and restrictions, and with such provisions and directions, 10 as the case may require, and may at any time thereafter vacate or modify 11 such order. In all cases there shall be no prima facie right to the 12 custody of the child in either parent, but the court shall determine 13 solely what is for the best interest of the child, and what will best 14 promote its welfare and happiness, and make award accordingly. In 15 making a determination of the best interest of the child pursuant to 16 this section, the court shall not consider evidence that either parent 17 has ever obtained or attempted to obtain reproductive health services. 18 For the purposes of this section, reproductive health services means 19 health care services provided in a hospital, clinic, physician's office 20 or other facility and includes medical, surgical, counseling or referral 21 services relating to the human reproductive system, including services 22 relating to pregnancy or the termination of a pregnancy. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01380-02-6
