NY S04996 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 3 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-08 - 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; provides criminal and civil penalties.

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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; provides criminal and civil penalties.

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-01-08SenateREFERRED TO HEALTH
2013-05-03SenateREFERRED TO HEALTH

Same As/Similar To

A03252 (Same As) 2013-01-24 - referred to health

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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