New York lawmakers will consider a ban on tackle football for children 12 and younger — as new research has linked playing the sport from a young age to a higher probability of suffering from degenerative brain disease.

Members of the state Assembly’s health committee heard testimony in Manhattan on Tuesday from those who support the ban — including a former college football player — as well as opponents of the measure.

T.J. Abraham, 42, a gynecologist who was forced to stop practicing medicine last year due to early dementia, detailed the symptoms he’s been plagued with since college from brain damage, which his doctors blamed on playing football at an early age.

“There were many days in college I remember ‘seeing stars,’ the sky turning purple or orange, or vomiting due to a severe headache after a head-on collision,” Abraham told the committee.

“At the time, I thought this was normal and was told by coaches to ‘suck it up.’”

Before stepping down as a doctor, Abraham, who played for Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, said he forgot how to perform routine medical procedures.

Boston University School of Medicine recently released a new study that found the more years children play youth football, the more likely they are to suffer from the degenerative brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

An opponent of a ban, Scott Hallenbeck, the executive director of USA Football, said his national organization over the years has implemented numerous measures to increase player safety.

Youth and high school coaches across the country abide by safety standards that limit the number of practices per week — and the length of time full contact is permitted during those practices.

Helmets have also improved to limit the effect of a hits, while the players are told to avoid head shots, Hallenbeck said.

“Parents do not want their government telling them when their kids can play football,” Hallenbeck said.

“Instead, they want to make informed decisions for themselves; parents need information and options in order to determine what is best for their child.”

With Post wires