Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said his state will begin stockpiling mifepristone “in light of the anti-choice policies supported by” Republican majorities in Congress.

New Jersey joins other Democrat-led states, including Massachusetts and California, in stockpiling mifepristone, one of two drugs used in combination to end pregnancies.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Tuesday said the state would stockpile abortion pills, days before President-elect Trump returns to the White House.  “I will never back away from partnering

New Jersey will stockpile a pill used to induce abortions as restrictions loom in other states, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday in his State of the State address. Administration officials said the state Health Department will begin ordering enough batches of mifepristone and distributing them to providers to create a strategic reserve of at least six months.

New Jersey is joining a handful of states in stockpiling the abortion drug mifepristone as the country heads into President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and his administration are gathering a six-month supply of mifepristone to ...

Murphy is one of a handful of Democratic governors who criticized Trump on the campaign trail yet now say they are open to cooperation. But Murphy said he will not back down in the face of “anti-choice” policies supported by the Republican majorities in Congress.