Pro-life group offers to pay legal fees for activists who defy New Jersey’s new abortion law

An international pro-life group is offering to foot the bill for activists who wind up in the crosshairs of a law signed by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill to crack down on protests near abortion facilities.

A recent New Jersey law is raising free speech concerns among anti-abortion advocates over its increased penalties for interfering with “reproductive health care” clinics, with some activists worrying it could discourage peaceful prayer and sidewalk counseling outside abortion clinics. Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) signed S2

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherill (D) signed a bill last week that criminalizes "interference" with "reproductive" or "gender-affirming" care — a law pro-life advocates are warning could majorly infringe on the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.