STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 178--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health 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 public health law, in relation to enacting the woman's right to know act; to repeal title 3 of article 25 of such law relating to the control of midwifery; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Title III of article 25 of the public health law is 2 REPEALED and a new title III is added to read as follows: 3 TITLE III 4 WOMAN'S RIGHT TO KNOW ACT 5 Section 2560. Short title. 6 2560-a. Legislative findings and purposes. 7 2560-b. Definitions. 8 2560-c. Informed consent requirement. 9 2560-d. Publication of materials. 10 2560-e. Ultrasound. 11 2560-f. Internet website. 12 2560-g. Abortion provider website. 13 2560-h. Emergency. 14 2560-i. Reporting requirements. 15 2560-j. Criminal penalties. 16 2560-k. Civil penalties. 17 2560-l. Limitation on civil liability. 18 2560-m. Severability. 19 2560-n. Construction. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01696-02-6