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Lawmakers won’t seek state constitutional abortion amendment

Key groups like Planned Parenthood had concerns about the proposal

11/21/2022

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Lawmakers won’t seek state constitutional abortion amendment

Clip: 11/21/2022 | 1m 13sVideo has Closed Captions

Key groups like Planned Parenthood had concerns about the proposal

Democratic lawmakers are scrapping plans to seek to permanently put abortion rights in the New Jersey state Constitution. As first reported by the New Jersey Globe, legislative leaders pulled a proposal that would have asked voters to enshrine the right to an abortion through a 2023 ballot referendum after losing support from party members and key groups like Planned Parenthood and the ACLU.

11/21/2022

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