| Reproductive Health Act | |
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| New York State Legislature | |
| 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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The Reproductive Health Act is a New York law enacted on January 22, 2019, that protects reproductive rights, decriminalized abortion, and eliminated several restrictions on voluntary abortions in the state.[1] The RHA repealed §4164 of the state Public Health Law.[2] The law has received national media attention.[3]
- ^ Bump, Bethany (22 January 2019). "Cuomo signs Reproductive Health Act after Legislature votes". Times Union.
- ^ "NY State Senate Bill S240". NY State Senate. 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Abortion law in New York: What the Reproductive Health Act does and doesn't do". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.