Attitudes toward the liberalized abortion law in New York State were assessed among obstetrician-gynecologists in the state. This paper presents findings on various issues and relates them to a number of variables. In general, the New York State practitioners were found to favor the new law and to take a rather liberal view of some critical social issues involved in abortion.

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A survey of abortion facilities in New York City revealed the existence of adequate resources for both early and late terminations of pregnancy. Sev eral important weaknesses have been noted which can be related to the poli cies and practices of the performing institutions: less than adequate provi sion of postabortal contraceptive care, and counseling, primarily in private hospitals; wide variation in restrictive admission policies to minors; and substantially higher costs in private facilities. On the whole, private patients are more likely to be receiving less than adequate care than non-private patients with respect to counseling and corvtraception. This has implications for several long-term risks, namely: repeat and recurring abortion with the possibility of increased risk of premature delivery or spontaneous abortion, and other hazardous outcomes of preg nancy.

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