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NJ S4756
Bill
Status
10/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Owen Henry
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AI Summary
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Requires any health care professional present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to provide the same standard of care as for any other child born at the same gestational age and ensure immediate hospital transport
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Makes failure to provide required care a third-degree crime punishable by 3-5 years imprisonment and/or fines up to $15,000
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Classifies intentionally killing a child born alive after an abortion as murder under N.J.S.2C:11-3, punishable by 30 years to life imprisonment
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Mandates that health care professionals and facility employees report any violations to state or federal law enforcement, with failure to report being a fourth-degree crime (up to 18 months imprisonment, $10,000 fine)
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Exempts mothers from criminal conspiracy liability and grants them the right to bring civil actions for damages, including punitive damages, against violators
Legislative Description
Establishes "New Jersey Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act."
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
10/27/2025