New York S 7879: Establishes a duty to inform certain patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing planned and unplanned primary cesarean sections

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S07879 Summary:

BILL NOS07879B

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRADDABBO, BAILEY, BORRELLO, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY,
 HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, RYAN C, SANDERS,
 SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY, WEBB, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2500-n, Pub Health L

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Establishes a duty to inform certain patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a planned or unplanned primary cesarean section.

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BILL NOS07879B

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05/13/2025REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

04/01/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

04/01/2026PRINT NUMBER 7879A

04/21/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

04/21/2026PRINT NUMBER 7879B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7879--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 13, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BORRELLO, BRISPORT, BROUK,
 CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, JACKSON, LIU,
 MAY, MYRIE, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, C. RYAN, SANDERS, SCARCELLA-SPAN-
 TON, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY, WEBB, WEIK -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Women's Issues -- recommitted to the Committee on Women's Issues in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the duty to inform
 certain patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for
 patients undergoing planned and unplanned primary cesarean sections

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 2500-n to read as follows:
 3 § 2500-n. Duty of providers of primary cesarean section services to
 4 inform. 1. The commissioner shall require that every health care provid-
 5 er, licensed pursuant to title eight of the education law and acting
 6 within such health care provider's scope of practice and attending a
 7 pregnant person, to provide written communication to each pregnant
 8 person for whom a primary cesarean section delivery, defined as first
 9 lifetime delivery via cesarean section, is planned.
 10 2. In the event that the primary cesarean section is not planned
 11 prenatally, the commissioner shall require that the health care provider
 12 who performed the cesarean section provide written communication to each
 13 person who delivered via primary cesarean section the reason for the
 14 unplanned cesarean section after the delivery.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00513-04-6

 S. 7879--B 2

 1 3. The provider shall provide communication to the patient with a
 2 planned cesarean section. Such communication shall include, but not be
 3 limited to the following information:
 4 "Cesarean birth can be life-saving for the fetus, the birthing parent,
 5 or both in some cases. However, in the absence of maternal or fetal
 6 indications for cesarean delivery, a vaginal birth is preferable. Vagi-
 7 nal delivery is associated with shorter recovery times, reduced risk of
 8 infection, decreased maternal morbidity, and decreased risk of compli-
 9 cations in future pregnancies. Potential injuries to the birthing
 10 parent associated with cesarean birth include, but are not limited to,
 11 heavy blood loss that results in hysterectomy or a blood transfusion,
 12 ruptured uterus, injury to other organs including the bladder, and other
 13 complications from a major surgery. Additionally, the risk of develop-
 14 ing placenta previa or accreta is higher after cesarean delivery than
 15 vaginal birth. Some providers may recommend a cesarean due to maternal
 16 age, size of the fetus