N.Y. Public Health Law § 2599-bb: Abortion

§ 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.