Dear Joseph
Please take immediate action on the following bills:
A4829 - Requires the Department of Health to create a website with information on reproductive rights. Here is a link to the bill
Status: The Senate version of the bill passed the Senate on 6/20/23. The Assembly bill (A4829) is scheduled for this Friday's (6/30) Voting Session.
Background: The bill appropriates up to $75,000 for the establishment of a State Website on Reproductive Health Services. NJRTL testified in opposition to this bill before the Assembly Health Committee. Planned Parenthood testified in favor. Given this administration's overt support for abortion, we believe that abortion will unfairly be promoted over childbirth with this website. We also note that the provisions in this bill are duplicative of a June 29, 2022 page posted by the NJ Attorney General's website entitled, "Know Your Rights." Further, a simple Google search for N and abortion yields a myriad of websites that provide information on these issues which makes the enactment of A4828 totally unnecessary.
Action needed: CALL AND EMAIL your two Assembly members immediately and tell them to Vote No on A4829. Since this is an election year for both Houses of the Legislature, they will be much more attentive to your phone calls and emails.
You can search for your Two Assembly members by municipality HERE
A5472/S3864 - Establishes "New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center Act" and appropriates $23,220,000 and $3,220,00 for operational costs. Here is a link to the bill
Status: Both the Assembly and Senate will most likely vote on this legislation during this Friday's (6/30) Voting Session. Here is a link to the Senate bill
Background: NJRTL testified in opposition to this bill. This bill is the brainchild of Tammy Murphy, Governor Murphy's wife. The blueprint for this legislation originated through a document created by the Governor's wife's called "Nurture New Jersey." Abortion was promoted throughout the Nurture NJ document as one of the solutions to preventing infant and maternal mortality and preventing racial disparities in health care. While we surely want to do all we can to reduce infant and maternal mortality in NJ, especially among minority populations, we emphatically reject and oppose abortion as a solution to this problem. We point to statistics that show a disproportionate number of black babies dying every year by abortion in NJ. We also note that the second leading cause of infant death is premature births, and abortion is known to cause a high rate of premature births in subsequent pregnancies. A5472/S3864 will allow the creation of a Center in the city of Trenton that will serve as a central hub to coordinate among national state, and local agencies as well as private organizations. In addition to the $23,220,000 to establish the Center, it allows a $20K stipend for each Board Member and Community Advisory members and the Board Members serving as Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Community Advisory Board will receive $40K. Presumably, this is part of the allocation of $3,220,000 included for operational costs. The Fiscal Estimate from the Office of Legislative Services notes that state costs in subsequent years are indeterminate and will depend on what "may be deemed necessary to support the activities of the authority."
The Act creates layers of bureaucracy that will be controlled by both the Governor and his wife who have well documented positions on expanding and promoting abortion with our tax dollars. A5472/S3864 provides financial incentives and perks to certain favored political groups. One political group that is specifically named throughout the bill who will be the financial beneficiary of this bloated bureaucracy is Planned Parenthood which, after the FY 2024 budget is adopted, will have received over $164M of our tax dollars within the last 5 years. The legislation claims the Center and its works will be an independent entity of the Executive Branch and its principal departments, but a clear read of the bill shows that the Executive Branch controls all aspects of the Act. It allows the principal departments of the Executive Branch to enact regulations which will have the force of law again without the legislature or public's involvement.
Action Needed: CALL AND EMAIL your State Senator and two Assembly Members and tell them to Vote No on A5472/S3864.
You can search for your State Senator and Two Assembly members by municipality HERE
Since this is an election year for both Houses of the Legislature, they will be much more attentive to your phone calls and emails"
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