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Senate committee advances bill to create reproductive-health travel advisory over opponents' objections
Summary
S-3663, to direct the Secretary of State to create travel advisories describing reproductive health access in other states, was released after a contested hearing where opponents said the bill misrepresents availability of emergency, life-saving care and would politicize health information.
The New Jersey Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Oct. 7 voted to release Senate Bill 3663, a measure directing the Secretary of State to provide travel advisories describing reproductive health care services that residents may encounter when traveling to other states.
Sponsor remarks described the bill as an informational "tool" to alert residents about what services they could expect or might not receive in another state. "It's designed to establish an informational…
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