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🧵The Reproductive Freedom Act would drastically improve abortion access in New Jersey, writes @nina_ecarg.

But despite support from the vast majority of New Jerseyans and @GovMurphy, the legislation is at a standstill.

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The RFA would protect abortion access in New Jersey if the Supreme Court guts Roe v. Wade, but it would also expand access in the state.

Advocates say lawmakers shouldn’t wait for SCOTUS to act to pass this piece of legislation.

This is needed; this is urgent ... We don’t want to be reactive—we want to be proactive.” —@AnjaliNOW, @NOWNewJersey president

And while Democratic lawmakers in the state argue there’s no access crisis in New Jersey, the facts tell a different story.

About a third of counties in the state lack an abortion provider, which means many patients are traveling out of state for their abortion.

New Jersey’s Reproductive Freedom Act will ensure greater access to abortion all over the state by creating a safe haven for abortion care.

The RFA would:
✅require health insurance coverage for abortion
✅ allow a range of providers like nurse-midwives and nurse-practitioners to perform abortion
✅ remove language that could allow for the criminalization of pregnancy loss
✅ update state laws to be gender inclusive

With the Supreme Court set to hear the most consequential abortion case in decades, and with access under attack at an alarming rate all over the country, laws like the RFA couldn’t come at a more critical time.
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