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NY A01626
Bill
Status
1/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michaelle Solages
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AI Summary
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Prohibits licensed health care practitioners in New York from performing or supervising virginity examinations on patients
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Defines "virginity examination" as any physical gynecological exam or inspection of female genitalia purported to determine whether a female has previously had vaginal intercourse
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Exempts forensic medical examinations from the prohibition
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Cites position of World Health Organization, United Nations Human Rights Office, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and International Society for Sexual Medicine that such examinations lack scientific validity and violate human rights
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Prohibits health care practitioners from performing a virginity examination or supervising the performance of a virginity examination on a patient; defines "virginity examination".
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026