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The week of January 30, 2022 has been designated as Catholic Schools' Week in New Jersey to acknowledge the contributions of Catholic schools to the public welfare of all New Jerseyans. The theme for this year’s Catholic Schools’ Week is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.”

The Catholic Bishops of New Jersey join to express our profound disappointment and deep concern about the passage of S49/A6260 - - the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act, which codifies into state law an individual’s right to an abortion, including late-term abortions. This law departs from the fundamental Catholic teaching that all life is sacred from conception to natural death.

Los obispos católicos de Nueva Jersey nos unimos para expresar nuestra más profunda decepción y enorme preocupación sobre la aprobación del proyecto de ley S49/A6260, la Ley a la libertad a la elección reproductiva, que codifica en norma del estado, el derecho de un individuo a un aborto, incluso a los abortos tardíos. Esta ley se aparta de la enseñanza católica fundamental de que toda vida es sagrada desde el momento de la concepción hasta la muerte natural.

The Catholic Bishops of New Jersey join to express our strongest opposition to S49/A6260. This harmful legislation would: codify into state law an individual’s right to an abortion, including late-term abortions; potentially violate the religious freedom of healthcare workers and hospitals; and require private businesses to expand group health coverage to include abortion services. We hold all human life sacred, including the unborn, and we strenuously oppose any effort that seeks to make abortion services more accessible - - expressly this effort that is being rushed through the legislative process at the conclusion of this session. We realize the financial, emotional, and physical toll an unexpected pregnancy can have on a mother.