In 2016, the most recent year for which statistics are available, 82,189 abortions were performed in the state. Ninety-one percent were performed in settings other than a hospital. Fifty-seven percent of those were for women between the ages of 20 and 29. Just over 1,700, or 2.3 percent, were conducted when fetuses were at or after 20 weeks old. Just over 2,800 abortions were performed in Erie and Niagara counties that year, according to state Health Department data.

To claims that the new measure will increase late-term abortions, Glick said such procedures “are generally individual tragedies. Those are wanted pregnancies that either go awry or a woman’s health is dramatically impacted." She said women needing late-term abortions often needed to travel to other states because abortions conducted after the 24th week other than to save a woman’s life was a criminal penalty.

But critics, led chiefly by Republicans in the Legislature, say the measure will lead to more abortions in New York, especially later in a pregnancy.

“The proponents have been saying this is merely a codification of Roe v. Wade. It’s a far more dramatic expansion of abortion," said State Sen. Chris Jacobs, a Buffalo Republican. "It will make it much easier for late term abortions and partial birth abortions."