New Jersey – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

10 Jul

NJ Pharmacies slow to sign up for no-prescription birth control

PatLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, New Jersey, OTC, United States

Nearly two months after Gov. Phil Murphy announced newly adopted rules that allow pharmacies to dispense hormonal birth control without a prescription, only about four dozen pharmacies statewide have been approved to do so, state data shows.

24 Jun

Senate Democrats push new protections for reproductive rights in New Jersey

BarbraLatest NewsBody Autonomy, New Jersey, Reproductive rights

On the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the federal right to an abortion, New Jersey Senatehttps://newjerseymonitor.com/2024/06/24/senate-democrats-push-new-protections-for-reproductive-rights-in-new-jersey/ lawmakers advanced the first measure of what they hope to be a nine-bill package protecting reproductive rights in the Garden State.

25 Sep

New Jersey wants to let midwives perform abortions to meet rising demand

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Care, Healthcare, Midwives, New Jersey, United States

"New Jersey is mulling over a plan to allow midwives to perform abortions to meet the rising demand for abortion care. If successful, it would make New Jersey one of about ten states that allow certified midwives or nurse-midwives to perform abortions. Several states with stronger restrictions require the procedure to be performed by a physician, a policy that New Jersey did away with in 2021, according to the New Jersey Monitor. The potential new rule, proposed by the state's Board of Medical Examiners, would allow midwives to perform surgical abortions through the 14th week of gestation, the Monitor reported...."

02 May

Sen. Menendez, colleagues reintroduce legislation to ensure doctors can provide legal abortion care, protect providers from out of state extremists

TobysFundUnited StatesAbortion Rights, legislation, New Jersey, Senators, United States, Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, MD (D-Wash.-08) in reintroducing legislation to protect medical providers in states like New Jersey – where abortion care remains legal – from Republicans’ attempts to restrict their practice and create uncertainty about their legal liability.