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NortheastCapital · AlbanyPop · 20,201,249In the CDC count
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Civic facts

The basics

Capital
Albany
Largest city
New York City
Population (2020)
20,201,249
Area
54,555 sq mi
Admitted
1788
Region
Northeast
U.S. House seats
26
Who represents it

Officials & delegation

Governor
Kathy Hochul
Democratic
U.S. Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic
U.S. Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic
U.S. House
26 seats
2020 apportionment
Reporting & the law

What New York reports

Federal participation
Submits data to CDCDid the jurisdiction submit abortion data to the CDC for the most recent surveillance year?
yes
Reporting to CDC is voluntary; the non-reporting set can change year to year.
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State mandate
State reporting mandateDoes state law require providers to report abortions to the state?
partial
New York mandates reporting only when a patient requests it to facilitate disposition of products of conception.
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Statute citationExact code section creating the reporting requirement.
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 4160
Reporting required only when the patient requests it to facilitate disposition of products of conception (§ 4162).
✓ primary code
Reporting frequencyHow often providers must file (monthly, quarterly, annually).
other
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Data granularityIndividual-level records (no names) vs aggregate statistics.
individual
Individual-level records exclude patient names.
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What is collected
Patient demographicsAge, race, ethnicity, marital status, prior births.
yes
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Gestational durationGestational age at time of abortion.
yes
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Method / typeProcedural vs medication abortion and specific method.
yes
◐ secondary
Patient residenceState/county of residence -- needed to measure interstate travel.
yes
◐ secondary
Facility / clinician identityNames of facility and provider. Central to the privacy debate.
yes
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Reason for abortionPatient's stated reason for seeking care.
no
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Fetal viabilityWhether the fetus was viable.
no
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Counseling complianceWhether counseling requirements were met.
no
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Parental involvement complianceWhether parental consent/notice requirements were met.
no
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Born-alive reportingRequires reporting on infants born alive / surviving attempted abortion.
no
◐ secondary
Health outcomes
Complications / adverse eventsWhether the state requires reporting of physical complications. This is the field that speaks to health outcomes; incidence counts do not.
no
◐ secondary
Complication definition standardWhether the state defines reportable complications, and how.
—
n/a
Publishes a public annual reportWhether the state publishes its collected data publicly.
yes
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Legal context
Total abortion ban in effectWhether a total/near-total ban is currently in effect.
no
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Detail & equity
Gestational-stage breakdownReports counts by gestational age — what makes late-term (21+ wk) figures visible.
no
◐ secondary
Late-term (21+ wk) tablePublishes a gestational-age table that isolates a 21+ week (late-term) bracket.
no
◐ secondary
Payment source (Medicaid vs private)Whether the report captures who paid — Medicaid/public funds vs private insurance vs self-pay.
yes
◐ secondary
Marital status
Not yet researched
not yet researched
Patient educationA socioeconomic indicator.
Not yet researched
not yet researched
Reproductive historyPrior pregnancies / live births / prior abortions.
Not yet researched
not yet researched