Statute · New York Public Health Law
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2599-bb — Abortion
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2599-bb
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Public Health Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 2599-bb. Abortion. 1. A health care practitioner licensed, certified, or authorized under title eight of the education law, acting within his or her lawful scope of practice, may perform an abortion when, according to the practitioner's reasonable and good faith professional judgment based on…
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N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2599-bb — Abortion is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 2599-bb. Abortion. 1. A health care practitioner licensed, certified, or authorized under title eight of the education law, acting within his or her lawful scope of practice, may perform an abortion when, according to the practitioner's reasonable and good faith professional judgment based on the facts of the patient's case: the patient is within twenty-four weeks from the commencement of pregnancy, or there is an absence of fetal viability, or the abortion is necessary to protect the patient's life or health.
2. This article shall be construed and applied consistent with and subject to applicable laws and applicable and authorized regulations governing health care procedures.