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Originally Posted by TJDave
2599-BB. ABORTION. 1. A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LICENSED, CERTI-
43 FIED, OR AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, ACTING WITH-
44 IN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE, MAY PERFORM AN ABORTION WHEN,
45 ACCORDING TO THE PRACTITIONER'S REASONABLE AND GOOD FAITH PROFESSIONAL
46 JUDGMENT BASED ON THE FACTS OF THE PATIENT'S CASE: THE PATIENT IS WITHIN
47 TWENTY-FOUR WEEKS FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF PREGNANCY, OR THERE IS AN
48 ABSENCE OF FETAL VIABILITY, OR THE ABORTION IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE
49 PATIENT'S LIFE OR HEALTH.
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The door has been blown wide open:
What Is Different?
According to the Times Union, under New York’s previous, 49-year-old law, illegal abortions that took place within the third trimester of pregnancy were categorized as felonies. Those who committed one could receive up to seven years in prison.
The Buffalo News reports that, under the old law, late-term abortions were only permitted if they were necessary to save the life of the mother. The new law, however, allows
abortions after 24 weeks if they are deemed necessary, not merely to save the mother’s life but also to protect her health.
The RHA gets rid of any definition of abortion as a criminal act, categorizing it instead within public health law. The bill also removes some limits on who can perform an abortion. In addition to licensed physicians, now
other medical professionals, such as nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives, can perform one.
According to the new law, these professionals will rely on their “reasonable and good faith professional judgment based on the facts of the patient’s case” in order to decide whether to perform an
abortion.
Another notable aspect of the new bill is that in its explanation of homicide, a “person” is defined as “a human being who has been born and is alive.”
The Law’s Impact
Opponents of the bill have a number grave concerns about it, says the
Buffalo News. The primary one is that
people will broadly interpret the term “health” to include mental and emotional health, significantly increasing the number of late-term abortions in New York. [...]
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