Current Legislation
New York Bill Number: A 718
Creates a private right of action for fertility fraud and adds a health care practitioner using human reproductive material from a donor knowing or reasonably should have known that such patient had not expressly consented to such use, to the crime of aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree.
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Does RESOLVE Support or Oppose?
RESOLVE is reviewing this bill. This is a carryover bill from 2021.
Current Status:
Bill was introduced in the Assembly and referred to Codes Committee on 1/06/21. On 7/30/21 it was amended and recommitted to codes. The bill was amended and recommitted to codes on 1/13/22. The legislature adjourned on 6/4/22 and the bill did not advance.
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