Interpreting the 2019 New York Reproductive Health Act?












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There has been a lot of discussion about the New York 2019 Reproductive Health Act signed by Governor Cuomo.



Under what conditions can a legal abortion be performed under the NY 2019 Reproductive Health Act?



Certain popular pundits claim that legal abortions may be performed post-birth if the mother claims that the child is a threat to her mental and/or physical health. Is an abortion legal in this case?










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    There has been a lot of discussion about the New York 2019 Reproductive Health Act signed by Governor Cuomo.



    Under what conditions can a legal abortion be performed under the NY 2019 Reproductive Health Act?



    Certain popular pundits claim that legal abortions may be performed post-birth if the mother claims that the child is a threat to her mental and/or physical health. Is an abortion legal in this case?










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      There has been a lot of discussion about the New York 2019 Reproductive Health Act signed by Governor Cuomo.



      Under what conditions can a legal abortion be performed under the NY 2019 Reproductive Health Act?



      Certain popular pundits claim that legal abortions may be performed post-birth if the mother claims that the child is a threat to her mental and/or physical health. Is an abortion legal in this case?










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      There has been a lot of discussion about the New York 2019 Reproductive Health Act signed by Governor Cuomo.



      Under what conditions can a legal abortion be performed under the NY 2019 Reproductive Health Act?



      Certain popular pundits claim that legal abortions may be performed post-birth if the mother claims that the child is a threat to her mental and/or physical health. Is an abortion legal in this case?







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          There is no time limit on performing a legal abortion. §2599-bb of the bill says that a physician




          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




          It is left to ordinary language interpretation to understand what "abortion" is. The ordinary meaning of abortion does not include act that follow birth or a child. The law as amended still defines homicide as




          conduct which causes the death of a person under circumstances
          constituting murder, manslaughter in the second degree, or

          criminally negligent homicide




          and deleted the clause which included the clause




          an unborn child with which a female has been pregnant for more than
          twenty-four weeks




          (this is how abortion past 24 weeks was formerly illegal). The definitions say that




          A person, when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a
          human being who has been born and is alive




          Once a fetus becomes a person by being born, the homicide statute prohibits killing the person. So apart from the fact that killing a person is not "an abortion", the law does not make it legal to kill any man being who has been born and who is alive.






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            There is no time limit on performing a legal abortion. §2599-bb of the bill says that a physician




            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




            It is left to ordinary language interpretation to understand what "abortion" is. The ordinary meaning of abortion does not include act that follow birth or a child. The law as amended still defines homicide as




            conduct which causes the death of a person under circumstances
            constituting murder, manslaughter in the second degree, or

            criminally negligent homicide




            and deleted the clause which included the clause




            an unborn child with which a female has been pregnant for more than
            twenty-four weeks




            (this is how abortion past 24 weeks was formerly illegal). The definitions say that




            A person, when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a
            human being who has been born and is alive




            Once a fetus becomes a person by being born, the homicide statute prohibits killing the person. So apart from the fact that killing a person is not "an abortion", the law does not make it legal to kill any man being who has been born and who is alive.






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              There is no time limit on performing a legal abortion. §2599-bb of the bill says that a physician




              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




              It is left to ordinary language interpretation to understand what "abortion" is. The ordinary meaning of abortion does not include act that follow birth or a child. The law as amended still defines homicide as




              conduct which causes the death of a person under circumstances
              constituting murder, manslaughter in the second degree, or

              criminally negligent homicide




              and deleted the clause which included the clause




              an unborn child with which a female has been pregnant for more than
              twenty-four weeks




              (this is how abortion past 24 weeks was formerly illegal). The definitions say that




              A person, when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a
              human being who has been born and is alive




              Once a fetus becomes a person by being born, the homicide statute prohibits killing the person. So apart from the fact that killing a person is not "an abortion", the law does not make it legal to kill any man being who has been born and who is alive.






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                There is no time limit on performing a legal abortion. §2599-bb of the bill says that a physician




                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




                It is left to ordinary language interpretation to understand what "abortion" is. The ordinary meaning of abortion does not include act that follow birth or a child. The law as amended still defines homicide as




                conduct which causes the death of a person under circumstances
                constituting murder, manslaughter in the second degree, or

                criminally negligent homicide




                and deleted the clause which included the clause




                an unborn child with which a female has been pregnant for more than
                twenty-four weeks




                (this is how abortion past 24 weeks was formerly illegal). The definitions say that




                A person, when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a
                human being who has been born and is alive




                Once a fetus becomes a person by being born, the homicide statute prohibits killing the person. So apart from the fact that killing a person is not "an abortion", the law does not make it legal to kill any man being who has been born and who is alive.






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                There is no time limit on performing a legal abortion. §2599-bb of the bill says that a physician




                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




                It is left to ordinary language interpretation to understand what "abortion" is. The ordinary meaning of abortion does not include act that follow birth or a child. The law as amended still defines homicide as




                conduct which causes the death of a person under circumstances
                constituting murder, manslaughter in the second degree, or

                criminally negligent homicide




                and deleted the clause which included the clause




                an unborn child with which a female has been pregnant for more than
                twenty-four weeks




                (this is how abortion past 24 weeks was formerly illegal). The definitions say that




                A person, when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a
                human being who has been born and is alive




                Once a fetus becomes a person by being born, the homicide statute prohibits killing the person. So apart from the fact that killing a person is not "an abortion", the law does not make it legal to kill any man being who has been born and who is alive.







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