Assembly Bill A85

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the dispensing of emergency contraception under certain circumstances and conditions

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A85 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S892
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6527, 6807, 6909 & 6951, add §6829, Ed L; amd §§3216, 3221 & 4304, Ins L; amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A627, S1410
2013-2014: A420, S1494
2015-2016: S2713

2011-A85 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the dispensing of emergency contraception under certain circumstances and conditions.

2011-A85 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   85

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, GLICK,
  HOYT, ORTIZ, ROSENTHAL, SPANO, BOYLAND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
  A.  AUBRY,  BING,  BRENNAN,  CAHILL,  CLARK, COOK, CROUCH, CYMBROWITZ,
  DINOWITZ, FARRELL, GUNTHER, HEASTIE, HEVESI, HOOPER,  JACOBS,  JAFFEE,
  KELLNER,   LATIMER,   LAVINE,  LIFTON,  LUPARDO,  MAYERSOHN,  MILLMAN,
  MORELLE,  PERRY,  PHEFFER,  PRETLOW,  J. RIVERA,  THIELE,  WEISENBERG,
  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, the insurance law and the public
  health law, in relation to providing for dispensing emergency  contra-
  ception under certain conditions

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "unintended pregnancy prevention act".
  S  2.  Legislative  findings. The United States Food and Drug Adminis-
tration (FDA) has declared emergency contraceptive pills to be safe  and
effective in preventing pregnancy when used within 72 hours after unpro-
tected  intercourse. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecolo-
gists and the American College of Nurse-Midwives  state  that  emergency
contraception  (EC)  is  so  safe, and using it quickly is so important,
that it should be available over the counter,  without  a  prescription.
They also emphasize the need for unimpeded access to EC for all women of
reproductive  age.  However,  although  there  are no medical reasons to
limit provision of EC, the FDA only approved non-prescription access for
women 18 years and older. Additionally, the FDA imposed requirements for
proving the patient's  identity  with  government-issued  identification
documents.  The  need  remains,  however, to provide access to women who
have difficulty obtaining the required identification documents  and  to
women under the age of 17 years. Minors in New York State have long been
legally entitled to full access, without parental consent, to all repro-

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

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