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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S09798Provides 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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↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 70%
Prohibits using possession of condoms or other reproductive/sexual health devices (including contraceptives and emergency contraception) as evidence in proceedings related to prostitution or other article 230 penal law offenses, so less use of such evidence to support enforcement of sex-work laws.
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 bars possession of condoms and a wide range of contraceptives (including emergency contraception) from being used as evidence in prosecutions or proceedings for prostitution and related offenses under Penal Law article 230. This expands legal access to and use of reproductive health tools without fear of their use as evidence in sex-work enforcement, with no provisions on gestational limits, medication abortion procedures, funding, or other listed abortion subtopics. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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