Human trafficking warnings derail hearing on bills to protect abortion rights

Warnings about human trafficking dominated a New Jersey Assembly hearing on five bills to expand abortion protections Monday.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 1,259

Last Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago

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New Jersey lawmakers passed a raft of bills Monday meant to protect abortion access during a Statehouse hearing that grew so heated when human trafficking entered the debate that antiabortion activists accused one legislator of bullying.

Testimony on the five bills, which were up for discussion before the Assembly women’s affairs committee, went sideways after the antiabortion advocates repeatedly warned lawmakers that most of the measures would help sex traffickers better victimize women.

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