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2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes | Title 2A: Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice | Chapter 65A

NJ Rev Stat § 2a:65A-1 (2018)
Requirement of person to perform; prohibition

No person shall be required to perform or assist in the performance of an abortion or sterilization.
L.1974, c. 111, s. 1, eff. Oct. 2, 1974.

NJ Rev Stat § 2a:65A-2 (2018)
Requirement of hospital or other health care facility to provide services or procedures; prohibition

No person shall be required to perform or assist in the performance of an No hospital or other health care facility shall be required to provide abortion or sterilization services or procedures.
L.1974, c. 111, s. 2, eff. Oct. 2, 1974.

NJ Rev Stat § 2a:65A-3 (2018)
Refusal to perform or provide services or procedures; nonliability

No person shall be required to perform or assist in the performance of an The refusal to perform, assist in the performance of, or provide abortion services or sterilization procedures shall not constitute grounds for civil or criminal liability, disciplinary action or discriminatory treatment.
L.1974, c. 111, s. 3, eff. Oct. 2, 1974.