New Jersey state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would guarantee access to abortion, effectively codifying the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade that made the procedure legal in all 50 states.
The bill, known as the Reproductive Freedom Act, seeks to mandate private insurance coverage for birth control and abortion with no out-of-pocket costs. A statement from the office of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, characterized the move as one that would “ensure that a person’s income or insurance status do not dictate their ability to access time-sensitive health care.”
