N.J. set to become haven for out-of-staters seeking abortions – New Jersey Monitor

New Jersey is one step away from offering refuge to tens of millions of individuals residing in different states which have restricted abortion entry in mild of the U.S. Supreme Court docket overturning Roe v. Wade.

The Legislature accredited a invoice Wednesday that might ban the extradition of people that get or carry out abortions in New Jersey to states that criminalize the process.

The invoice handed the Senate 26-11 and the Meeting 47-16. 13 members of the Meeting abstained from voting. The votes have been largely alongside social gathering strains, with Sen. Jean Stanfield (R-Burlington) crossing the aisle to vote in favor. There was no debate.

“Everybody must be allowed to have safety and privateness when making selections regarding their very own well being, and this laws is an crucial measure to guard the rights of all people receiving these companies in New Jersey,” Sen. Nia Gill (D-Essex) mentioned in an announcement after the invoice’s passage.

The Legislature additionally handed a invoice that might prohibit public companies within the state from helping in investigations in different states that criminalize abortion and bar abortion suppliers from releasing affected person info to these states with out written consent from the affected person. It cleared the Senate 24-13 and handed the Meeting 47-16, with 13 abstentions.

Murphy on Twitter Wednesday evening mentioned he’ll signal each payments.

The measures have been supported by reproductive rights advocates and pro-choice activists throughout committee hearings final week. Some anti-abortion critics spoke out in opposition to the invoice that might ban extraditions of individuals looking for abortions, claiming it will result in criminals bringing pregnant, underage victims to New Jersey for abortions.

In January, New Jersey lawmakers codified abortion rights in anticipation of the Supreme Court docket’s choice. New Jersey is one in all 20 states the place abortions are anticipated to stay authorized.

An earlier model of this story ought to have mentioned the invoice banning public companies from helping in out-of-state abortion investigations handed each chambers of the Legislature.