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NY A09090
Bill
Status
9/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Manktelow
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AI Summary
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Requires at least 48 hours written notice to a custodial parent or legal guardian before performing an abortion on an unemancipated minor (person under 18 who is not married or legally freed from parental control)
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Notice can be delivered personally or by certified mail; if parents are divorced/separated and custodial parent is unavailable, notice to a non-custodial parent is sufficient
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Waives notification requirement in cases of medical emergency, written parental acknowledgment, or court order from family court dispensing with notice
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Creates judicial bypass procedure allowing minors to petition family court ex parte (without parental involvement) to waive notification if the court finds the minor is mature enough to make an informed decision or that the abortion is in their best interest
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Makes intentional violation of notification requirements a misdemeanor and subjects violators to civil liability, with exceptions for those who reasonably relied on the minor's representations or made diligent attempts to provide notice
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Requires parental notice prior to the performance of an abortion upon an unemancipated minor; defines unemancipated minor as person less than eighteen years of age; allows for waiver of such notice in limited instances; establishes circumstances and procedures for proceedings to obtain an order waiving such parental notification.
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026