New Jersey

In New Jersey, we will continue to protect a woman's right to plan her future on her own terms. Today marks an important step forward in our efforts to expand access to reproductive health care as we make birth control more accessible across the state.

Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey
Planned Parenthood provides lifesaving health care services to women across our state. At a time when abortion access is under attack, First Lady Tammy Murphy and I were thrilled to visit the new Planned Parenthood health center in Absecon opening in Atlantic County.

Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey

KEY ACTIONS

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    Medicaid Rate Increase
    July 20, 2024

    Medicaid Rate Increase

    New Jersey fully implemented a Medicaid rate increase that more fairly reimburses reproductive health care providers for their services and encourages the ongoing care of individuals regardless of income status or ability to pay.
    Reproductive Health Security Grant Program
    July 20, 2024

    Reproductive Health Security Grant Program

    The Fiscal Year 2024 state budget included $5 million to the Reproductive Health Security Grant Program to enable security upgrades for reproductive health care facilities in New Jersey.
    New Jersey Reproductive Training and Education Initiative
    July 20, 2024

    New Jersey Reproductive Training and Education Initiative

    The Murphy Administration used $5 million in State funding to help create the ‘New Jersey Reproductive Training and Education Initiative’ – a partnership between the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA), within the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, and Rutgers University to grow the pool of trained abortion providers to enhance the state’s ability to meet the increased demand for reproductive health services. Through this initiative, Rutgers University will integrate abortion care into training curricula for health professionals, and develop a new training site to expose learners to comprehensive abortion care and hands-on training.
    Grant Awards for Reproductive Health Care Facilities
    July 20, 2024

    Grant Awards for Reproductive Health Care Facilities

    Governor Murphy announced over $6 million in zero-percent interest, forgivable loans for organizations to support important reproductive health care facility upgrades.
    Reproductive Health Information Hub
    July 20, 2024

    Reproductive Health Information Hub

    Governor Phil Murphy launched a new website – the Reproductive Health Information Hub accessible at nj.gov/reproductivehealth – providing critical information on reproductive rights, access, and health care coverage across New Jersey.
    Senate Bill 275
    July 20, 2024

    Senate Bill 275

    This law allows New Jersey pharmacists to dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives to patients without requiring a prescription.
    Updated Regulations to Require Comprehensive Abortion Coverage
    July 20, 2024

    Updated Regulations to Require Comprehensive Abortion Coverage

    As part of the Murphy Administration’s efforts to protect access to reproductive health care, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance announced the adoption of rules to require comprehensive abortion coverage as a part of all health benefits plans regulated by the department. This requirement is now in effect for the fully-insured large employer health insurance market upon plan issuance or renewal.
    Increased Abortion Coverage Insurance Requirements
    July 20, 2024

    Increased Abortion Coverage Insurance Requirements

    The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance established new requirements for comprehensive abortion coverage among insurers in the individual and small employer markets that took effect for the start of the 2023 plan year on January 1, 2023.
    Amicus Brief in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. Food and Drug Administration
    July 20, 2024

    Amicus Brief in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. Food and Drug Administration

    Governor Murphy and 21 other governors filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of abortion rights in Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. In this brief, the Reproductive Freedom Alliance governors argued that if the Court reverses FDA approval of Mifepristone and limits access to the vital medicine, it could undermine Governors’ ability to provide adequate healthcare services and would have far-reaching implications beyond reproductive healthcare.
    Fiscal year 2023 Investments
    July 20, 2024

    Fiscal year 2023 Investments

    The Fiscal Year 2023 State budget included funding to support reproductive services in New Jersey, including $10 million for reproductive health care facilities, $5 million for reproductive health care clinical training, $5 million for reproductive health care security measures, and a total of $30 million to support family planning.
    A Study on Necessary Regulations
    July 20, 2024

    A Study on Necessary Regulations

    To enhance equitable access to reproductive health care, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance was also directed earlier this year to conduct a study regarding the need for regulations to ensure health insurance coverage of abortions. Upon conclusion of the study, the Department may adopt regulations requiring State insurance plans to provide coverage for abortion.
    Letter to the Board of Medical Examiners, the Board of Nursing, the Board of Pharmacy, the Physician Assistant Advisory Committee, and the Midwifery Liaison Committee
    July 20, 2024

    Letter to the Board of Medical Examiners, the Board of Nursing, the Board of Pharmacy, the Physician Assistant Advisory Committee, and the Midwifery Liaison Committee

    Attorney General Platkin issued a letter to the Board of Medical Examiners, the Board of Nursing, the Board of Pharmacy, the Physician Assistant Advisory Committee, and the Midwifery Liaison Committee, clarifying that, under New Jersey law, professional licensing boards are now prohibited from disciplining a licensee or denying an application for licensure based solely on the fact that the licensee or applicant provided abortion care; state entities are prohibited from cooperating with interstate investigations or proceedings that seek to impose civil or criminal liability on a person or entity for, among other things, seeking, receiving, providing, assisting with the provision of, or responding to inquiries about reproductive care; and protections apply not only licensees who provide abortion care directly, but also those who authorize, participate in, refer for, or assist with any health care, medical service, or procedure that is related to an abortion.
    Reproductive Rights Strike Force: Consumer Alert Regarding Crisis Pregnancy Center
    July 20, 2024

    Reproductive Rights Strike Force: Consumer Alert Regarding Crisis Pregnancy Center

    The Murphy Administration, via the Division of Consumer Affairs, sent a consumer alert that warns the public about “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” (“CPCs”), which are organizations that seek to prevent individuals from accessing abortion care, sometimes by providing false or misleading information about the safety and legality of abortion.
    Reproductive Rights Strike Force: Guidance to Health Care Providers
    July 20, 2024

    Reproductive Rights Strike Force: Guidance to Health Care Providers

    The Murphy Administration, via the Division of Consumer Affairs, sent a guidance document for health care providers and other health care licensees that provides information on how providers can best secure patient data and protect the privacy of individuals seeking or receiving abortion services.
    Reproductive Rights Strike Force: Guidance to State Licensing Boards
    July 20, 2024

    Reproductive Rights Strike Force: Guidance to State Licensing Boards

    Attorney General Platkin and the Murphy Administration sent a letter to State licensing boards that clarifies their obligations under  law to protect New Jersey health care practitioners from being disciplined for performing an abortion or abortion-related services, and prohibits licensing boards and other public entities from participating in interstate investigations or proceedings that seek to penalize them.
    Assembly Bill 3974 / Senate Bill 2642
    July 20, 2024

    Assembly Bill 3974 / Senate Bill 2642

    This law prevents the extradition of an individual within New Jersey to another state for receiving, providing, or facilitating reproductive health care services that are legal in New Jersey.
    Assembly Bill 3975 / Senate Bill 2633
    July 20, 2024

    Assembly Bill 3975 / Senate Bill 2633

    This law prevents the disclosure of a patient’s medical records related to reproductive health care without their consent in any civil, probate, legislative or administrative proceeding. It also prohibits public entities and employees from cooperating with interstate investigations aiming to hold someone liable for seeking, receiving, facilitating, or providing reproductive health care services that are legal in New Jersey. Lastly, it prohibits New Jersey licensing boards from suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew the license or registration of a provider based solely on their involvement in the provision of reproductive health care services.

    IN THE NEWS

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  • NorthJersey.com
    •  April 16, 2024

    NJ program puts focus on women with disabilities and their health care

    Gene Myers

    New Jersey announced a new initiative Monday, backed by a state grant, to help address the inequities often found in sexual and reproductive health care for women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
    Phil Murphy pushes again for abortion access and New Jersey affordability in State of the State
  • Politico
    •  January 9, 2024

    Phil Murphy pushes again for abortion access and New Jersey affordability in State of the State

    Rivard, Daniel Han

    New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat entering the final legislative session of his career but whose wife is trying to bring the family name to the U.S. Senate, used his annual State of the State address Tuesday to push back against attacks on abortion rights, champion the economic potential of artificial intelligence and hammer away at the state’s most stubborn issue, affordability.
    Phil Murphy signs new NJ law that expands access to reproductive rights resources
  • NorthJersey.com
    •  October 24, 2023

    Phil Murphy signs new NJ law that expands access to reproductive rights resources

    Katie Sobko

    With the swipe of a pen, New Jersey now has a one-stop shop for reproductive health care information. At the Glen Rock Municipal Building on Tuesday morning, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill to create a website full of information about access to and availability of health care resources.
    N.J. to allow contraception without a prescription in 2024, Murphy announces
  • NJ.com
    •  October 12, 2023

    N.J. to allow contraception without a prescription in 2024, Murphy announces

    Brent Johnson, Susan K. Livio

    You will be able to buy birth-control pills or other hormone-based contraceptives without a prescription from your doctor in New Jersey beginning in the first half of next year, possibly in June, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday.

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