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Bill > S1014
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Introduced
01/30/2020
01/30/2020
In Committee
01/30/2020
01/30/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
Introduced Session
2020-2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires retail pharmacies to stock over-the-counter emergency contraception and sell or furnish the emergency contraception to any person upon request. Emergency contraception, also called postcoital contraception, is used to keep a woman from getting pregnant when she has had unprotected vaginal intercourse. "Unprotected" can mean that no method of birth control was used, a birth control method was used but did not work or the woman may have been abused or forced to have sex when she did not want to. Emergency contraception works by stopping the ovaries from releasing eggs that can be fertilized, stopping the egg from being fertilized by the sperm, or stopping a fertilized egg from attaching itself to the wall of the uterus. To be effective, emergency contraception must be taken within a certain time after the occurrence of unprotected vaginal intercourse. Depending on the product, this timeframe is generally three to five days.
AI Summary
This bill requires retail pharmacies in the state to stock and sell over-the-counter emergency contraception to anyone who requests it. Emergency contraception is a form of birth control that can prevent pregnancy if taken shortly after unprotected sexual intercourse. The bill defines "over-the-counter emergency contraception" as a contraceptive drug approved by the FDA that can prevent pregnancy when taken within a certain timeframe after unprotected sex. It also defines "retail pharmacy" to exclude pharmacies that only serve a specific group of patients and are not open to the general public. The bill will take effect 30 days after it is enacted.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee (on 01/30/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2020/S1014 |
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2020/S1500/1014_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2020/S1500/1014_I1.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1500/1014_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1500/1014_I1.PDF |
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