Unborn Victims of Violence Act

Summary

This legislation would prohibit the assault or homicide of an unborn child during the commission of a crime against the mother.  (A.1673 Cusick/S.4347 Ritchie)

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Restrict State Funding of Abortion

Summary

Legislative proposals in New York State historically do one of two things: either they a) amend the state’s Social Services Law to delete most abortion and abortion-related services from those which can be funded under the medical assistance (Medicaid) program, or they b) amend the annual state budget to prohibit the use of Medicaid dollars within the state fiscal year budget from funding abortions.

Exceptions are included in these proposals which allow funding for abortions in cases of reported rape, incest, or endangerment of the mother’s life.

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Support a Ban on Post-Viability Abortions

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This legislation would ban all post-viability abortions except those necessary to save the life of the mother or protect the mother from a serious physical injury involving irreversible impairment of major bodily function.  The bill would require that before an abortion is performed on a woman who is twenty or more weeks pregnant, the physician must test for viability, and if the unborn child is determined able to survive outside the womb, no abortion could be performed.

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