Sure sorts of contraception will not require a prescription in New Jersey underneath a brand new regulation Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed Friday.
Self-administered hormonal contraceptives just like the capsule, patch and ring will not require a prescription from a well being care supplier underneath the measure.
Murphy mentioned New Jersey is upholding entry to reproductive well being care after the U.S. Supreme Courtroom’s June resolution that ended the constitutional proper to abortion.
There aren’t any residency necessities underneath the brand new regulation, so New Jersey pharmacists might dispense the contraceptives no matter the place an individual lives, the governor mentioned.
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia allow pharmacists to supply contraceptives, in keeping with the Guttmacher Institute, a analysis group that helps abortion rights.
The brand new regulation goes into impact in Could, and the state pharmacy board will draw up protocols to direct how it’s applied, together with the requirement for a coaching program.