Randi A.J. v. Long Island Surgi-Center
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fisher, J.
It is now part of the declared public policy of the State of New York to protect every individual’s right to keep medical treatment private and personal and medical records confidential (see Public Health Law § 2803-c [1], [3] [f]). As a result, when a state-licensed entity breaches that right—and especially when it does so in connection with a particularly sensitive medical procedure—more may be involved than simply a private wrong.
In the case now before us, a 20-year-old unmarried woman who lived with her parents decided to terminate her pregnancy at the…
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