Condemns Alabama Supreme Court ruling in LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic, P.C. and pending federal legislation, H.R.431; reaffirms freedom of access and protection of reproductive health care services in New Jersey, including IVF.
This symbolic Assembly Resolution (AR 122) condemns the Alabama Supreme Court ruling in *LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic* (which treats embryos as "extrauterine children") and federal bill H.R. 431 (which would extend constitutional personhood to embryos from fertilization). It reaffirms New Jersey’s existing protections for reproductive health care access, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), which the state already supports through laws requiring insurance coverage for fertility services. The resolution does not create new legal requirements but publicly opposes actions that threaten IVF access and reproductive freedom. New Jersey has previously enacted measures to shield patients and providers from out-of-state prosecution for legally accessed reproductive care.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2024
Last action Mar 18, 2024
Floor votes · General Assembly Mar 18, 2024
How they voted
51–8
Passed · 21 other
Total votes 80
Mar 18, 2024
D
Democratic52
92% Yea
R
Republican28
28% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Mar 18, 2024
Introduced
Filed with Secretary of State
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (51-8-14)
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
3 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Garnet Hall
DDemocratic
P
Jessica Ramirez
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Katz
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Mitchelle Drulis
DDemocratic
Co
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
Co
Rosy Bagolie
DDemocratic
Co
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
Co
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Tennille McCoy
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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