N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 1994/003: L.L. 1994/003

Enactment date: 3/30/1994

Int. No. 33-A

By Council Members Eldridge, Marshall, Eisland, Cerullo III, Pinkett, McCaffrey, Linares, Fields, Watkins, Michels, Clarke, McCabe, Pagan, DiBrienza, Albanese, Freed, Duane, Koslowitz, Rivera, White, Warden, Cruz, Eristoff, Berman, Sabini, Fisher, Millard, Weiner, Henry, Leffler and Warden; also Council Members Robinson and the Public Advocate (Mr. Green)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to access to reproductive health care facilities

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative declaration. The council of the city of New York finds that the right to obtain reproductive health services is an important personal right protected by state and federal law. Likewise, the right to peaceably protest and express one's views is protected by state and federal law. Such actions include, but are not limited to, the right to speak, march, demonstrate, picket, pray, associate with others in expressive behavior or engage in other activity protected by the First Amendment. The council finds that concerns have been raised about individuals or groups of individuals who may exceed the boundaries of lawful First Amendment expression by engaging in activities that physically prevent or otherwise unlawfully intimidate people from entering facilities which provide reproductive health care services. Such activities can impede not only those seeking such services, but affect providers of those services as well. The council therefore finds it appropriate for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare, to enact legislation to prohibit interference with access to reproductive health care services, ensure that persons harmed by such conduct can seek redress in the courts, and to permit the city to obtain injunctive relief against such unlawful conduct.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. This local law shall take effect thirty days after its enactment.