Roe V. Wade: Take Our NJ Patch Survey On Abortion Access

NEW JERSEY — With the U.S. Supreme Court reportedly poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a draft majority opinion leaked to Politico Monday, abortion access would still be protected by state law in New Jersey.

Governor Phil Murphy signed the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act into New Jersey law earlier this year. This ensures access to abortions in New Jersey, whether or not the Supreme Court overturns the landmark cases.

However, some lawmakers such as Congressman Tom Malinowski (District 7) is warning residents that "our law is not necessarily safe." He says that the same people who have been pressing for the Supreme Court are also trying to elect a majority to the United States Congress that want to enact a nationwide abortion ban. Read More: NJ's Abortion Access Could Be In Jeopardy, Malinowski Warns

"If we allow them to do that our law becomes moot and that's the stake in this election in November that all of us have to remember," said Malinowski. "Are we going to preserve a majority in the House of Representatives in the Senate that will protect 50 years of settled law in this country that will protect a woman's right to choose?"

Patch wants to know how you feel about Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion ruling, and abortion access in New Jersey.

Take our brief survey to share your thoughts.

The survey is meant not to be a scientific poll but only to give a broad idea of public sentiment.

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