From the text of the law (6221) concerning the lawfulness of abortion: "NEW YORK PROTECTS A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE A PREGNANCY WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR WEEKS FROM COMMENCEMENT OF HER PREGNANCY, OR WHEN NECESSARY TO PROTECT A WOMAN'S LIFE OR HEALTH AS DETERMINED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN."
I am certainly not a fan of abortion, but the third trimester scare here only applies when an abortion is "necessary to protect a woman's life or health." It's unfortunate, but some pregnancies put a woman's life and health in real peril. It's a tough situation to be in.