Reproductive Health Act
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This article is about a New York state law. For the Philippine law also known as the "Reproductive Health Act", see Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012.
The Reproductive Health Act is a New York statute enacted on January 22, 2019, that protects abortion rights, decriminalized abortion, and eliminated several restrictions on voluntary abortions in the state.[1] The RHA repealed §4164 of the state Public Health Law.[2] The law has received national media attention.[3]
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Full name | Reproductive Health Act |
Acronym | RHA |
Introduced | January 9, 2019 |
Assembly voted | January 22, 2019 (92-47) |
Senate voted | January 22, 2019 (38-24) |
Signed into law | January 22, 2019 |
Sponsor(s) | Deborah J. Glick (Assembly), Liz Krueger (Senate) |
Governor | Andrew Cuomo |
Status: Current legislation |
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