Establishes the crime of feticide, or the intentional killing of an unborn child at any stage of gestation, as a class A felony.

New York S05576 amends the penal law by adding a new section defining feticide as a class A felony. This crime involves intentionally causing the death of an unborn child at any stage of gestation. The bill specifies that the act of feticide is punishable as a class A felony. The law will take effect 90 days after it becomes effective.

Establishes the crime of feticide, or the intentional killing of an unborn child at any stage of gestation, as a class A felony.

New York S05576 amends the penal law by adding a new section defining feticide as a class A felony. This crime involves intentionally causing the death of an unborn child at any stage of gestation. The bill specifies that the act of feticide is punishable as a class A felony. The law will take effect 90 days after it becomes effective.