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NJ AR125

Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/4/2024

Primary Sponsor

Al Barlas

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Condemns the Alabama Supreme Court ruling in LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic, P.C., which classified embryos as "extrauterine children" and jeopardized access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) services

  • Reaffirms the New Jersey Legislature's commitment to protecting citizens' reproductive freedom and full access to reproductive health care, including IVF

  • Notes that one in six people of childbearing age struggle with infertility, and 90 percent of cases are treatable with medical therapies including IVF

  • References New Jersey's recent legislative actions to protect reproductive health care access, including mandating health insurance coverage for fertility preservation and infertility services

  • Directs copies of the resolution to be transmitted to New Jersey's congressional delegation, the Commissioner of Health, and the State Attorney General

Legislative Description

Condemns Alabama Supreme Court ruling in LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic, P.C.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

4/4/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/4/2024

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