Bill to criminalize interference with reproductive health care services advances

By: By Miniya Malone

Outlets: NJ State House News Service

Published: June 8, 2026

Words: 529

Last Updated: 3 days, 11 hours ago

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TRENTON, N.J. – During a heated hearing Monday, an Assembly committee advanced a bill to protect reproductive health care services by criminalizing interference with these services and protecting health care professionals.

A2218, which passed along partisan lines by a vote of 9-4, creates the new crime of “interference with reproductive health care services” for those who would attempt to unlawfully restrict an individual’s access to reproductive health care services by inflicting bodily …

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