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Panel releases reproductive-health travel-advisory bill amid dispute over accuracy and political motive
Summary
Assembly Bill A4915 (and companion S3663) was released with committee amendments after opponents called the proposed travel advisory misleading, unnecessary and politically motivated, while supporters said it protects reproductive health and civil-rights history.
The Assembly Committee on Community Development and Women's Affairs released Assembly Bill A4915, with identical companion S3663, to establish a reproductive-health travel advisory. Testimony at the hearing sharply divided over the bill’s purpose and accuracy.
The bill would create a state advisory to inform New Jersey residents about the extent to which other states restrict access to reproductive-health services. Critics described the measure as a politically motivated use of taxpayer funds that would spread…
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