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July 8, 2019The N.J. Assembly has passed healthcare bill (A5508/S3804) which is now in the Senate and could become law in a short time if signed by the Governor. The law would have a grave impact on religious liberty if enacted. This law would expand insurance coverage for abortion inducing drugs and eliminate the religious employers’ exemption contained in New Jersey public law. By removing the religious employers’ exemption, Catholic parishes, schools and other religious institutions would be forced to provide insurance coverage for abortion inducing drugs. As Catholic citizens we cannot permit this to happen without a response. Please go to the NJ Catholic Bishops web site at www.njcatholic.org - or click the title above - Open the web site and click TAKE ACTION NOW. Then click ASK THE LEGISLATORS TO PROTECT EMPLOYERS EXEMPTION. Fill out your information and then click SEND MESSAGE. If you want to contact your legislative members directly without going through the bishop’s web site, the contact information in your parish is listed below: For District 7: (Mt. Laurel) Assemblywoman Carol Murphy 856-735-5334 / aswmurphy@njleg.org Assemblyman Herb Conaway 856-461-3997 / asmconaway@njleg.org Senator Troy Singleton 856-234-2790 / sensingleton@njleg.org For District 8: (Evesham, Medford, Hainesport, Lumberton) Assemblyman Joe Howarth 609-654-1498 / asmhowarth@njleg.org Assemblyman Ryan Peters 609- 654-1498 / asmpeters@njleg.org Senator Dawn Addiego 609- 654 1498 / senaddiego@njleg.org Thank you for your action in defending our Catholic principles. Burlington County Diocesan Respect Life Committee