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Get A Ride to Your Appointment

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Weighing Your Options

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Abortion Laws in NJ

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Get A Ride To Your Abortion Appointment

  • If you live in North Jersey or are traveling to a clinic in North Jersey, find information on how to access transportation here.

    If you live in South Jersey, Central Jersey, or Pennsylvania and are traveling to Cherry Hill Women’s Center or a Philadelphia-area clinic, ask the clinic to be connected with volunteers who can drive you to your appointment. 

    If you are covered by NJ Family Care (Medicaid), you may be able to secure transportation to your appointment through https://www.modivcare.com/

    Uber, Lyft, or a taxi may be an option in limited circumstances. Ask the clinic.


Weighing Your Options

  • Talk to someone over the phone about your options…all your options.

    The hotline is toll-free available Mon-Fri 10-1am, Sat-Sun 10-6pm EST. CALL 1-888-493-0092

    https://www.all-options.org/find-support/talkline/

  • The Pregnancy Options Workbook provides guidance for pregnant people on all the choices they can make—abortion, adoption, and parenting with exercises to help you make the best decision for you.

  • r/abortion - An online pro-abortion forum offering a stigma-free space to ask questions, get information, and share your experiences. You can stay anonymous by creating a “throwaway” account to post your question anonymously in the forum.

  • If you are early in your pregnancy, you may need information on choosing between having an abortion procedure and having a medication abortion.

    Both medication abortion and the abortion procedure are safe, legal, and effective. If you’re not sure which one will be better for you, you can find more information at https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-types/pill-vs-procedure-how-to-decide.

Abortion Laws in NJ

  • Yes, abortion is fully legal in New Jersey.  

  • No, in New Jersey there are no restrictions or wait periods. Abortion is legal at all stages of pregnancy.

  • New Jersey has several clinics that provide abortion care.

    I Need An A and Abortion Finder will help you find clinics, get abortion pills by mail, and find information about funding assistance.

  • Yes, anyone seeking an abortion in New Jersey and in need of support can access abortion care resources including practical support, like NJPS provides, and financial aid. 

    1. Trusted clinics are listed on INeedAnA.com and AbortionFinder.org

    2. Do NOT just Google it. 

    3. If you’d rather not talk to another person, you can use Chat with Charley, an AI chat bot, to safely get the information you need.

    4. Patients with certain medical conditions must receive abortion care in a hospital setting. To find out if you must seek care at a hospital, as your OBGYN or visit one of the clinics listed at https://www.abortionaccessnj.org/get-assistance for an assessment. Hospitals in North Jersey that provide abortion care include University Hospital in Newark and Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick.


Find A Trusted Clinic

Get Financial Aid Support

    1. Funding is available to help you pay for your abortion procedure, but funding sources vary by clinic.

      As of 6/16/2024, these are the available funding sources at the clinics serviced by North Jersey Practical Support:

      • Metropolitan Medical Associates: National Abortion Federation (https://prochoice.org/patients/naf-hotline/) & New Jersey Abortion Access Fund (& Florida Access Network - pending)

      • Pilgrim: New Jersey Abortion Access Fund

      • Women’s Choice: New Jersey Abortion Access Fund

      • Cherry Hill Women’s Center: National Abortion Federation, New Jersey Abortion Access Fund, Brigid Alliance (for travel costs), as well as other abortion funds from other states

    2. For the most up-to-date information about abortion funding, ask the clinic when scheduling an appointment

    3. NJ Family Care (Medicaid) pays for abortion care as do some private insurance companies. 

    4. If you are traveling to NJ from out-of-state, your local abortion fund may also be able to provide financial support. Find them here: https://abortionfunds.org/find-a-fund/

  • In 2022, the New Jersey Attorney General issued a consumer alert cautioning the public about CPCs.

    "Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) do NOT provide abortion care. CPCs are organizations that seek to prevent people from accessing comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion care and contraception."

    Read full alert here (english):

    https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases22/2022-1207_crisis-pregnancy-centers.pdf

  • Catholic hospitals have some restrictions on the types of care they can provide to pregnant patients and patients who can get pregnant. For example, Catholic hospitals will not provide birth control or perform tubal ligations. Doctors in non-Catholic hospitals have more options for how they can treat patients who are experiencing miscarriage.

    For more information: https://www.catholicsforchoice.org/resource-library/bishops-in-the-exam-room-the-erds-and-catholic-healthcare/

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