N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6.1: Abortions; payment of claims

No payments for medical assistance shall be made under the act hereby supplemented for the termination of a woman's pregnancy for any reason except where it is medically indicated to be necessary to preserve the woman's life. In any case where a pregnancy is so terminated, the act shall be performed in a hospital and the physician performing the act shall submit in writing a report to the division stating in detail his reasons for finding it necessary to terminate the pregnancy.

L.1975, c. 261, s. 1, eff. Dec. 18, 1975.