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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A02581Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services for consumers, patients, educators, and health care providers related to reproductive health services available in New York state including, but not limited to: access to family planning services such as contraceptives and pregnancy testing, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections; makes related provisions.
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AbortionotherAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Creates and expands a state education and outreach program providing information on reproductive health services including contraceptives, pregnancy testing, STI testing and treatment, counseling, telehealth access, clinic locators, financial assistance, and confidentiality protections for providers
The department shall conduct education and outreach for consumers, patients, educators, and health care providers related to women's and reproductive health services available in New York state including, but not limited to: preventative care, cancer screenings, access to services such as contraceptives and pregnancy testing, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and any other reproductive health condition or information the commissioner shall deem appropriate.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Public Health Law §266 to create and expand a women's and reproductive health services education and outreach program, including information on contraceptives, pregnancy testing, STI services, counseling, telehealth, clinic locators, financial assistance, and confidentiality protections for reproductive health services. These provisions substantively address abortion/other by promoting access to reproductive health information and services (which includes abortion-related care in context), with no provisions on gestational limits, exceptions, medication abortion specifics, or a
Related bills
S08713Relates to the definition of "reproductive health services" for purposes of the offense of criminal interference with health care services o↑Expands abortion access↑Expands abortion access Died (session ended)
S00690Enacts the "donor-conceived person protection act" to ensure that reproductive tissue banks, licensed by the department of health, collect a=No change to abortion access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
S08807Specifies that professional liability insurance insurers cannot deny coverage or increase rates solely based on legal use or prescription of↑Expands abortion access↑Expands abortion access Law
S08364Relates to the administration of reversible progestin-only contraceptive injections; provides that no pharmacist shall administer reversible↑Expands abortion access↑Expands abortion access Died (session ended)
Hearings and calendar
2025-01-21 00:00 · Hearing · Assembly Health Committee Hearing
2025-01-22 00:00 · Hearing · Assembly Ways and Means Committee Hearing