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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S07448Provides that possession of a condom or other reproductive or sexual health device may not be received in evidence in any trial, hearing or proceeding as evidence of conduct which would constitute an offense defined in article 230 of the penal law.
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AbortionotherAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Prohibits using possession of condoms or other reproductive/sexual health devices (including contraceptives and emergency contraception) as evidence in prosecutions or proceedings for prostitution or related offenses under Penal Law article 230, so less use of such evidence to prove those offenses.
Evidence that a person was in possession of a condom or other reproductive or sexual health device may not be received in evidence in any trial, hearing or proceeding ... as evidence of conduct which would constitute an offense defined in article two hundred thirty of the penal law.
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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill addresses reproductive and sexual health devices including contraceptives and emergency contraception, prohibiting their possession from being used as evidence in proceedings related to prostitution offenses (Penal Law art. 230). This fits the abortion topic under 'other' as it expands legal protections tied to reproductive health access and use in the context of sex work enforcement, with no provisions on the other listed topics.
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