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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

A09119 Permits licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order certain medications for the purposes of inducing abortion or expelling a miscarriage after the completion of a risk assessment questionnaire and delivering a factsheet to the person to whom the medication is being disbursed.

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Abortion medication abortionAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 90%

Expands pharmacist authority to prescribe and dispense FDA-approved medications for inducing abortion or miscarriage, with required screening and information, so greater access to medication abortion.

A licensed pharmacist acting within their lawful scope of practice may prescribe and order medications approved by the federal food and drug administration for the purposes of inducing abortion or expelling a miscarriage.

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Abortion provider clinic regulationAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 80%

Authorizes licensed pharmacists (outside of clinics) to prescribe and dispense abortion medication after risk assessment, factsheet, training and professional judgment safeguards, expanding the set of authorized providers.

Prior to dispensing abortion medication, the pharmacist shall: (i) provide a risk assessment questionnaire... and (ii) provide a fact sheet...

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  1. Filed (completed)
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  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-01-07: referred to higher education
Filed
2025-09-26
Committee
Higher Education
Sponsor
Amy Paulin D + 4 cosponsors (4 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new subdivision to the education law expressly authorizing licensed pharmacists to prescribe and dispense FDA-approved medications for abortion or miscarriage expulsion, subject to a risk questionnaire, factsheet, training, and opt-out for health risks. This directly expands access to medication abortion and broadens the category of authorized providers.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07Areferred to higher education
2025-09-26Areferred to higher education