N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 79-i: Discrimination against person who refuses to perform certain act prohibited

§ 79-i. Discrimination against person who refuses to perform certain

act prohibited. 1. When the performing of an abortion on a human being

or assisting thereat is contrary to the conscience or religious beliefs

of any person, he may refuse to perform or assist in such abortion by

filing a prior written refusal setting forth the reasons therefor with

the appropriate and responsible hospital, person, firm, corporation or

association, and no such hospital, person, firm, corporation or

association shall discriminate against the person so refusing to act.

A violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a

misdemeanor.

2. No civil action for negligence or malpractice shall be maintained

against a person so refusing to act based on such refusal.