Women and girls seeking abortions in New York City will no longer have to provide their date of birth, according to a new plan announced by the city Health Department on Friday.
The new plan is, in part, to “protect” minors who come from states where abortion is illegal to receive the procedure.
The city will no longer collect information about patients’ birthplaces or marital statuses in addition to birthdates.
The changes will go into effect next month.The New York Daily News reports: The move is a response to threats facing women from Republican-controlled states who seek abortions. It also comes as an acknowledgment of anxieties that an abortion ban could be implemented at the federal level if the country’s political leadership changes after the November elections. The city, which has collected abortion data since 1949, has seen waves of out-of-staters coming to the city after the Supreme Court revoked the […]
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