Bill Text: NJ SCR78 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commemorates women's access to reproductive health care and annual anniversary of Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade. *
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-12-19 - Filed with Secretary of State [SCR78 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2016-SCR78-Introduced.html
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 78
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Sponsored by:
Senator LORETTA WEINBERG
District 37 (Bergen)
Senator NIA H. GILL
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Commemorates women's access to reproductive health care and anniversary of Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Concurrent Resolution commemorating women's access to reproductive health care and the 43rd anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade.
Whereas, The Legislature of the State of New Jersey recognizes and celebrates the importance of continued access to reproductive health care for women regardless of age, and it commemorates that on January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), established that the U.S. Constitution protects women's right to privacy and limits government interference with medical decisions; and
Whereas, The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) defines reproductive health as the right of women to have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of family planning of their choice; and
Whereas, It should be a public policy goal of the State of New Jersey to enhance the health of all its citizens, including improving women's reproductive health care and encouraging and promoting access to family planning and prenatal support services, which can help prevent unintended pregnancies and ensure that planned pregnancies remain healthy throughout their entire term; and
Whereas, The Legislature of the State of New Jersey will continue to protect a woman's constitutionally protected right to reproductive health care and continue to celebrate the United States Supreme Court upholding of the 1973 decision in Roe; and
Whereas, The Legislature believes that reproductive health care is a deeply personal and often complex situation for a woman, and therefore the decision of whether to choose adoption, end a pregnancy, or raise a child must be left to the woman, her family, and her faith, with the counsel of her doctor or health care provider; and
Whereas, Access to reproductive health care services such as safe and legal abortion, sex education, contraception, and family planning among others, remain of vital importance to the overall health of women; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey (the Senate concurring):
1. The Legislature commemorates women's right to reproductive health care and the 43rd anniversary of the United States Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade.
2. Copies of this
resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the
Clerk of the General Assembly or the Secretary of the Senate to each member of
the New Jersey's Congressional delegation.
STATEMENT
This concurrent resolution commemorates women's access to reproductive health care and celebrates the 43rd anniversary of the United States Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade. On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court decision in Roe, established that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution extended to a woman's decision to have an abortion. Pursuant to the Due Process Clause, the Supreme Court decision ensures that abortion is--within the scope of personal liberty--a safe and legal procedure before viability.
It is the goal of the State Legislature of New Jersey to continue improving women's access to reproductive health care, including access to family planning and prenatal support. Reproductive health care is a deeply personal and often complex issue for a woman, and decision-making in this area should be left to the woman, with the counsel of her family, faith, and doctor.
