Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression

We applaud the New Jersey Assembly for amending S2260/A2218, bills that exposed citizens, journalists, and advocacy groups to lawsuits over statements that caused "emotional harm" to someone who received or provided reproductive health care.

As the New Jersey Press Association Chairman Brett Ainsworth warned:

“These bills lack basic constitutional safeguards and would punish truthful reporting relating to reproductive health care services, as well as protected opinions about such services.”

Thankfully, the Assembly's amendments addressed these concerns. We urge the Senate to concur.
We'll keep watching bills like this nationwide to ensure no one faces lawsuits for expressing opinions, truthful statements, or other protected speech.

📝: https://njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S2260

Free speech is most vulnerable when disagreement gets reframed as harm.

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