By CatholicVote | Created at 2025-01-16 21:51:08 | Updated at 2025-01-17 06:00:15
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CV NEWS FEED // New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced Jan. 14 that the state will “stockpile mifepristone,” a drug used in chemical abortions, as a precautionary measure ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House next week.
The Democrat governor’s announcement came during his State of the State address, where he outlined his administration’s stance on abortion and other priorities, NJ.com reported.
Murphy said that New Jersey is preparing to resist potential “anti-choice” policies under the Trump administration and a Republican-led Congress. He described the move to stockpile mifepristone as essential to ensuring that “every woman can access this crucial form of reproductive care.”
Even though Trump has previously stated he does not plan to restrict abortion drugs, Murphy said stockpiling the pills was necessary because Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general nominee, could revive the 1873 Comstock Act, which banned mailing abortion-related materials.
Murphy expressed his willingness to work with the incoming administration on shared goals but vowed to oppose policies that conflict with what he considers to be New Jersey’s values.
“I will never back away from partnering with the Trump Administration where our priorities align,” Murphy said. “But just as importantly, I will never back down from defending our New Jersey values — if and when they are tested.”
This announcement comes during Murphy’s penultimate State of the State address, with his term as governor set to end in a year.
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