NY A05161

Requires healthcare practitioners to inform patients considering abortion after 24 weeks that they have the option of "sedated birth," defined as inducing labor under general anesthesia without stopping the fetal heartbeat, resulting in a live birth

Requires healthcare practitioners to inform all patients considering abortion about "perinatal hospice" as an alternative, which provides specialized care focused on a natural end to the pregnancy with emotional support for parents

Mandates that information about these alternatives be provided both verbally and in writing, with documentation of the time and date recorded in the patient's permanent medical record

Allows patients who choose sedated birth to either abandon the baby under safe haven laws with no post-birth contact, or arrange for adoption through an agency

Babies born through sedated birth where parents choose no contact would be placed under the care of the Department of Social Services