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Assembly advances bill expanding "shield" protections for reproductive and gender‑affirming care
Summary
After more than an hour of debate, the Assembly passed a bill to expand New York—s "shield" protections to cover gender‑affirming care and related health data, making explicit that providers, facilitators and patient data are protected from out‑of‑state legal actions and subpoenas. The measure passed 93–45.
The Assembly on Monday passed legislation that expands New York—s so‑called shield laws to explicitly cover gender‑affirming care as well as reproductive services, aiming to protect providers, facilitators and patients from civil or criminal actions and subpoenas originating in other states.
Supporters said the bill fills legal gaps left after earlier shield legislation and codifies protections for health data and for providers using telemedicine across state lines. Opponents said the measure—s protections can make it difficult to pursue…
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