OCEAN TOWNSHIP – Senator Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) released the following statement condemning Alabama’s new law which would make performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases:

“Alabama’s new law threatens to take us back to the mid-20th century, in which thousands of women died because they were unable to have a safe and legal procedure,” said Gopal. “Moreover, it is a dangerous notion that this law may allow for any woman suffering a miscarriage to be unjustly arrested or charged with a crime. We must denounce any attempt to abridge a woman’s right to choose, and fight to protect access to reproductive healthcare.”