Abortion Services, Gynecological Care, and Legal Developments in New Jersey

American Women's Centers provide a range of medical options for patients seeking reproductive health care. Below is a detailed summary of the Abortion Services and GYN Services available at our facilities.

Available Abortion Procedures

The following options are provided based on the stage of pregnancy:

• Non-surgical abortion: to 12.6 weeks.
• Surgical abortion: completed in one day to 14 weeks.
• Extended surgical abortion: Patients who are between 14 and 24 weeks pregnant will be completed in two to three days.

Please feel free to call us for further information or to make an appointment. Same day and next day appointments can often be accommodated.

Gynecology Services

Our clinics provide a full range of gynecological services available including emergency contraception, prescriptions for contraception, diaphragm fittings, IUD/IUS placement and tubal occlusion.

Office Locations and Scheduling

Our office is located on the first floor of a private brownstone on Main Street in downtown Phillipsburg. Right across the Delaware river from Easton, this location is convenient to northwestern New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania. Appointments are available three days a week including Saturdays at the following locations:

• Maryland: Baltimore, Cheverly, Frederick, Silver Spring.
• New Jersey: Elizabeth, Englewood, Galloway, Hamilton, Paramus, Phillipsburg, Toms River, Voorhees, Woodbridge.
• Virginia: Fairfax, Virginia Beach.

Legal Conflict and Supreme Court Review

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear appeal by New Jersey anti-abortion centers. The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh a jurisdictional question in an ongoing legal fight between New Jersey’s attorney general and the anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers he’s investigating for deceptive advertising under the state’s consumer fraud law.

Attorney General Matt Platkin and First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a network of anti-abortion centers the state says masquerade as health care providers to lure women considering terminating their pregnancies, are battling over whether a November 2023 subpoena violated the group’s constitutional rights. The court fight arises from a consumer alert Platkin’s office issued in December 2022 warning of deceptive practices by anti-abortion centers, charging many present themselves as health care providers despite providing no health care and lacking staff licensed to practice medicine.

The alert added that, because the centers are not licensed medical facilities, they are not subject to medical privacy laws like Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — more commonly, HIPAA — and could share visitors’ health data.

Payment Options and Insurance

Regarding financial arrangements, the following payment options are accepted: Cash, Money Order, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover.

• New Jersey Medicaid: is accepted, and will usually cover the full cost of a first trimester surgical procedure.
• Pennsylvania Medicaid: will not pay for elective abortion, but we offer a fee reduction of $70 for Pennsylvania Access Cardholders.
• Insurance: is accepted. Please call with your insurance information to verify your coverage.