Bill Text: NY S08682 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that any fertilized human ovum or human embryo existing outside of the uterus of a human body shall not be considered an unborn child, a minor child, a natural person, or any other term that connotes a human being for any purpose under state law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-28 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S08682 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08682-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8682

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 28, 2024
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        Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing that any
          fertilized human ovum or human embryo  existing  outside  of  a  human
          uterus  shall not be considered an unborn child or human being for any
          purpose under state law

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
     2  2599-bb-1 to read as follows:
     3    § 2599-bb-1. Fertilized human ova and human  embryos  outside  of  the
     4  uterus. 1.  Any fertilized human ovum or human embryo that exists in any
     5  form  outside of the uterus of a human body shall not, under any circum-
     6  stances, be considered an unborn child, a minor child, a natural person,
     7  or any other term that connotes a human being for any purpose under  the
     8  laws of this state.
     9    2.  For  purposes  of  this section, "embryo" means a cell or group of
    10  cells containing a diploid complement of chromosomes or  group  of  such
    11  cells, not a gamete or gametes, that has the potential to develop into a
    12  live  born  human  being  if transferred into the body of a person under
    13  conditions in which gestation may be reasonably expected to occur.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14675-02-4