2022 New York City Ordinance Requiring Public Health Clinics to Provide Abortion Medication
Type
Ordinance or Resolution
Year
2022
Level
City or Town
State(s)
New York
Policy Areas
Children & Families, Health
This local law amends the administrative code of the City of New York to require the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DHMH) to make FDA-approved medication abortion available at no cost to a patient at its health clinics and to provide counseling and timely referrals to other health services per the assessment of the needs of a patient by the department.