New Jersey
Abortion Protections For Out-Of-Staters Become NJ Law
TRENTON, NJ — One week after the U.S. Supreme Court docket overturned Roe v. Wade, New Jersey strengthened protections for out-of-staters who search abortions in New Jersey and those that present or assist them entry the care. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the payments into regulation Friday, with abortion anticipated to turn into unlawful or closely restricted in about half of states.
One other measure that will require New Jersey health-insurance plans to completely cowl abortions, whereas appropriating $20 million towards a Reproductive Well being Entry Fund, stays stalled within the State Legislature. Gov. Phil Murphy proposed an identical measure Might 11 within the wake of the Supreme Court docket’s leaked draft opinion on Roe. But it surely hasn’t seen clear enthusiasm amongst lawmakers, regardless of Democrats holding majorities in each the State Senate and Meeting.
The primary invoice Murphy signed into regulation Friday would stop the disclosure of a affected person’s medical data associated to reproductive well being care with out their consent in any civil, probate, legislative or administrative continuing. It additionally prohibits regulation enforcement and public workers from cooperating with out-of-state investigations in search of to carry somebody answerable for in search of, receiving, facilitating or offering reproductive-health providers in New Jersey.
Moreover, the brand new regulation prohibits state licensing boards from suspending, revoking or refusing to resume the license or registration of knowledgeable based mostly solely on their involvement within the provision of abortions or different reproductive care.
The second regulation prevents extradition to different states for receiving, offering or facilitating reproductive care in New Jersey.
“Whereas others all through the nation are revoking a lady’s proper to reproductive freedom, New Jersey will proceed to defend this elementary proper in our state,” Murphy stated. “By bolstering protections in opposition to potential repercussions for each well being care professionals and sufferers, we’re sending a message to all who search or present reproductive well being care inside our borders that we welcome and help you.”
The brand new legal guidelines codify the state’s refusal to help with investigations involving individuals who come to New Jersey for an abortion. Murphy introduced in Might that New Jersey would not cooperate with out-of-state within the matter.
New Jersey codified abortion’s legality in January after the passage of the Freedom of Reproductive Selection Act. Whereas reproductive-rights advocates known as the invoice an vital step, they stated it did not go far sufficient, arguing that out-of-pocket prices keep boundaries for accessing abortions even in states the place the process is codified into regulation.
The State Senate and Meeting payments that will successfully get rid of out-of-pocket prices for abortions — each launched days earlier than the excessive courtroom’s resolution — stay inside legislative committees which have but to vote on them. Following the Supreme Court docket’s resolution final week, a number of organizations that advocate for reproductive rights — together with the Deliberate Parenthood Motion Fund of NJ — known as on New Jersey lawmakers to broaden entry to abortions.
A man from Maryland has been sentenced to 41 years behind bars in New Jersey for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in Burlington County, prosecutors announced.
Kevin Williams, 34, of Clinton, Maryland, was found guilty in July of two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and four counts of second-degree sexual assault.
Officials said Williams must serve 38 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole.
The assaults occurred several years ago on multiple occasions, officials shared. Williams was taken into custody in December 2020 by the Maryland State Police.
Officials said additional details are being withheld in an attempt to protect the identity of the victim.
“The victim in this case endured abuse that continues to traumatize her to this day,” Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said in a news release. “We admire the strength and determination she displayed during the prosecution, and hope the justice that was brought on her behalf is meaningful as she pursues a happy, fulfilling life.”
NEW JERSEY — Snowfall ranging from a light dusting to up to 2 inches is anticipated for New Jersey Friday night into Saturday, though some uncertainty about how the storm could unfold means that amounts may be higher in areas, according to the latest forecast.
Northwest Jersey is expected to see 1 to 2 inches, with “a slushy coating to up to an inch” of snow predicted for the rest of the Garden State, according to the National Weather Service. Light precipitation will come in during the morning into the afternoon, transitioning to mainly snow overnight.
A Hazardous Weather Outlook has been issued for the northeast corner of the state through Friday night, as travel conditions could become slippery.
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“The danger is the snow can quickly erupt and come down at a steady clip in some areas during the afternoon and evening rush hour on Friday in the Northeast,” AccuWeather Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said. This includes the metro areas of New York City and Philadelphia, he said.
Forecasters said there is some uncertainty with this storm depending on how it plays out. The National Weather Service called it “a difficult forecast,” and noted that snowfall amounts could be higher than forecast.
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“Conditions around New York City are tricky,” Rayno said. “They can get a coating to an inch or two of snow from the clipper storm, perhaps a bit more if the coastal storm tracks farther west, or they could be in a rip-off zone where nothing to a few flurries occur.”
Saturday marks the first day of winter, and snow will end by late morning, forecasters say. Cold temperatures will linger through the weekend.
Here’s the latest forecast.
North Jersey
Friday: A chance of rain and snow before noon, then snow likely between noon and 1 p.m., then rain and snow likely after 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 11 p.m. Low around 29. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday: A chance of snow before 1 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 28.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Tuesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
Central Jersey
Friday: Rain. High near 39. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 2 a.m. Low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday: A chance of snow before 1 p,m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 31.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
South Jersey
Friday: Rain. High near 42. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Rain before 10 p.m., then rain and snow likely between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., then a chance of snow after 4 a.m. Low around 31. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday: A chance of snow before 1 p.m. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 34.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
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