Permits suit for abusive litigation for interference with legally protected health care activity or reproductive health care services under certain circumstances.
This bill allows health care professionals, patients, and their employers to sue if someone files or uses lawsuits to stop reproductive health care services provided in New Jersey. It targets "abusive litigation," such as lawsuits filed in other states to punish providers for services given to patients in New Jersey (even if the patient was elsewhere), or efforts to enforce out-of-state rulings against these services. Affected parties can seek court orders, money damages, or other relief within three years of the harmful legal action. The law specifically protects services like abortion, contraception, and pregnancy care covered under existing New Jersey laws (P.L.2021, c.375 and P.L.2022, c.51).
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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