Reproductive Healthcare Law 2019
No Parental Consent Required
Pursuant to Article 25-A of the PHL (the Reproductive Health Act) and PHL § 2504, any pregnant person, regardless of age, may consent to an abortion without parental consent.
No Abortion Limits with Practitioner's consent
Allows abortion up to birth. Section 2599-BB In New York, you can get an abortion up to and including 24 weeks of pregnancy. After 24 weeks, you can still get an abortion if your health or pregnancy is at risk.
Abortion/Murder of an Unborn Child is no longer punishable
NY removed abortion from its Penal Code (Penal Code Section 125.40, 125.45, 125.50, 125.55, and 126.60). No one can be held criminally liable for aborting a fetus, even after the 24th week of pregnancy.
The unborn child is no longer considered a victim of homicide if he or she dies while in the womb during the attack. The mother receives no justice for the murder of the child.