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- To meet a heightened demand for abortion care, New Jersey may permit midwives to perform abortions.
- Since the overturn Roe v. Wade, many states have limited access to abortion care or implemented bans.
- Many states – including New Jersey, until years – require a physician to perform the procedure.
New Jersey is mulling over a plan to allow midwives to perform abortions to meet the rising demand for abortion care.