New Jersey Family Foundation/New Family Policy Center is dedicated to protecting human life from the time of fertilization to the natural end because every human life is created in the image of God.
NJFF/NJFPC will always stand with our allies to prove to the world the humanity of the preborn and the need to protect the least of these. As science and technology have improved, we are able to see what we inherently know — that a baby is a life worth protecting at all stages of gestation.
We advance policies across the State that defend and promote the humanity of each life, which includes helping mothers choose life and protecting their health. We oppose policies that promote abortion, force taxpayers to pay for abortion, or require medical professionals and insurers to provide abortion services and coverage. Most importantly, we help the Church exercise Biblical Citizenship so that they are trained and equipped to advocate for life.
Only 36% of New Jerseyans polled in a Monmouth University Poll in February of 2023 believe that there should be no restrictions on abortion. The majority of New Jersey residents believe there should be some limits.
NJFF/NJFPC supports policies that protect the right of healthcare professionals, employers, and insurers to decline to participate in or cover procedures with which they disagree based on their faith. We work to protect taxpayers from being forced to fund abortion and “gender reassignment procedures.” And we advance policies that ensure families can choose medical and mental healthcare that align with their faith and values.
The NJFF/NJFPC wants to protect and save as many lives as possible — including the life of the mother and the child. We advocate for incremental change such as a bill to stop abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy — the point of development when the child feels the pain of the abortion procedure.
Monmouth University released the results of a state poll in Feb 2023 that asked New Jerseyans how they would describe their views on abortion. Only 36% of people said abortion should be legal in all cases. The remaining 64% of New Jerseyans want limitations and regulations governing when and how a preborn baby can be aborted.
We support the values and common-sense solutions that the majority of New Jerseyans agree with. We support parental notification of abortion and oppose using taxpayer money to pay for abortions.
What about the mother?
We support helping pregnancy resource centers to give care to mothers. Many of them offer ultrasounds performed by registered nurses and have licensed physicians serving as medical directors to oversee patient care policies. But they don’t offer abortion — they offer alternatives. For this reason, Gov. Murphy has decided to use the power of his executive branch to make these centers become non-existent in New Jersey by having the Attorney General release a dishonest and distorted consumer alert.
We support mothers getting the help they need during and after pregnancy. We value the life of the mother just as much as her child. That is why we support legislation that expands parenting and family support programs that can help a mother choose parenting if she needs financial, emotional, or other resources.
Did you know?
Recent Harvard 2022 poll shows 72 percent of Americans, including 75 percent of women, oppose abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Recent Marist 2022 poll shows that 71 percent of Americans oppose abortion after the first three months of pregnancy.
The Reproductive Choice Act prohibits parents from being notified when their young minor child has an abortion.
NJ State Rank based on the *Guttmacher Institute published on 2/1/2020 and 3/1/2020
