N.Y. Penal Law § 125.05

§ 125.05 Homicide, abortion and related offenses; definitions of terms.\n The following definitions are applicable to this article:\n 1. "Person," when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a human\nbeing who has been born and is alive.\n 2. "Abortional act" means an act committed upon or with respect to a\nfemale, whether by another person or by the female herself, whether she\nis pregnant or not, whether directly upon her body or by the\nadministering, taking or prescription of drugs or in any other manner,\nwith intent to cause a miscarriage of such female.\n 3. "Justifiable abortional act." An abortional act is justifiable when\ncommitted upon a female with her consent by a duly licensed physician\nacting (a) under a reasonable belief that such is necessary to preserve\nher life, or, (b) within twenty-four weeks from the commencement of her\npregnancy. A pregnant female's commission of an abortional act upon\nherself is justifiable when she acts upon the advice of a duly licensed\nphysician (1) that such act is necessary to preserve her life, or, (2)\nwithin twenty-four weeks from the commencement of her pregnancy. The\nsubmission by a female to an abortional act is justifiable when she\nbelieves that it is being committed by a duly licensed physician, acting\nunder a reasonable belief that such act is necessary to preserve her\nlife, or, within twenty-four weeks from the commencement of her\npregnancy.\n