N.Y. Public Health Law § 2599-aa: Policy and purpose

§ 2599-aa. Policy and purpose. The legislature finds that

comprehensive reproductive health care is a fundamental component of

every individual's health, privacy and equality. Therefore, it is the

policy of the state that:

1. Every individual has the fundamental right to choose or refuse

contraception or sterilization.

2. Every individual who becomes pregnant has the fundamental right to

choose to carry the pregnancy to term, to give birth to a child, or to

have an abortion, pursuant to this article.

3. The state shall not discriminate against, deny, or interfere with

the exercise of the rights set forth in this section in the regulation

or provision of benefits, facilities, services or information.