A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO
KNOW (Informed Consent)
Sponsor: Sen. Maltese; Bill # S.1869
This bill, which NYSRTL supports, would require physicians to provide
women considering abortion with information about the risks of abortion, its
alternatives, and nonjudgmental, scientifically accurate medical facts about the
development of her unborn child before making this permanent and life-altering
decision. Women deserve to have full information, including knowledge of
all risks, affecting their medical decisions. Women should be guaranteed
the same power to make an informed choice that all Americans have for every
other surgical procedure in this country.
