Governor Murphy today also pledged more support for Reproductive Rights in the state touting the steps his administration has taken in the last year to expand access and protections for Reproductive health care including millions of dollars in funding and expanding the group of medical professionals who were able to perform safe abortions well today the state also took a major step toward increasing access to contraception a vote approved by the board of medical examiners and the board of Pharmacists will allow people to buy birth control pills and other hormonal contraceptives without a prescription putting into practice a law Governor Murphy signed in January 2022 as part of the freedom of reproductive Choice act abortion rights have become a key issue for Democrats as they head into November's Statewide legislative races [Music]