{"id":2647621,"date":"2026-08-21T02:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mikie-sherrill-claims-its-easier-to-get-an-ar-15-than-an-abortion-at-bill-signing-ceremony-in-new-jersey\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T02:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:39:57","slug":"mikie-sherrill-claims-its-easier-to-get-an-ar-15-than-an-abortion-at-bill-signing-ceremony-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mikie-sherrill-claims-its-easier-to-get-an-ar-15-than-an-abortion-at-bill-signing-ceremony-in-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikie Sherrill claims it\u2019s \u2018easier to get an AR-15\u2019 than an abortion at bill signing ceremony in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmikie-sherrill-claims-its-easier-to-get-an-ar-15-than-an-abortion-at-bill-signing-ceremony-in-new-jersey%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed a bill known as the shield law, aimed at protecting access to reproductive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carlson-dem-opposition-to-parental-rights-not-really-about-trying-to-groom-little-kids-overall-it-is-even-worse-than-that\/\" title=\"Carlson: Dem Opposition to Parental Rights &#039;Not Really About Trying to Groom Little Kids -- Overall, It Is Even Worse than That&#039;\">gender-affirming healthcare<\/a> within the state. Speaking at a Planned Parenthood in Montclair, she criticized the difficulty of obtaining abortions in the U.S., stating it\u2019s easier to buy an AR-15 than access abortion services, especially since many states have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-americans-dont-support-unrestricted-abortion-even-though-most-dont-want-total-bans\/\" title=\"Many Americans oppose un... ..., but also reject total bans.\">enacted abortion bans<\/a>. The legislation prohibits the extradition of individuals suspected of receiving abortions or gender-affirming care in other states and establishes protections for patients and providers, ensuring residents can access restricted healthcare services safely. The law also penalizes interference with reproductive healthcare, such as obstructing access or intimidating patients. Sherrill criticized Republican governors for their restrictive legislation and vowed that New Jersey would serve as a sanctuary for those seeking care from other states, assuring that residents and healthcare providers would be safeguarded against investigations or repercussions from other jurisdictions.The bill emphasizes the state&#8217;s commitment to defending reproductive rights and personal healthcare decisions amid ongoing national debates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Jersey Governor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mikie-sherrill\/\">Mikie Sherrill<\/a> signed a shield law bill on Thursday aimed at protecting access to individuals seeking \u201creproductive and gender affirming healthcare\u201d in her state. While speaking about the legislation at a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/planned-parenthood\/\">Planned Parenthood<\/a> in Montclair, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\">New Jersey<\/a>, Sherrill lamented her perceived difficulties about abortion access in the United States, commenting that it\u2019s easier to get an AR-15 gun than an abortion in the country. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI came here to this Planned Parenthood right after Trump\u2019s hand-picked Supreme Court overturned <em>Roe<\/em> and turned back the clock on our rights,\u201d Sherrill said while speaking at the bill signing ceremony. \u201cWe knew then that states like New Jersey would have to stand in the breach and protect freedoms that generations of women have fought for. In the past four years, 13 states \u2026 have enacted total abortion bans. It\u2019s easier to get an AR-15 in the United States than it is to get an abortion. And the attack on reproductive healthcare is literally killing women.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4695727\/mikie-sherrill-easier-to-get-ar-15-than-abortion\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mikie Sherrill claims it\u2019s \u2018easier to get an AR-15\u2019 than an abortion at bill signing ceremony in New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4695155\/actblue-cofounder-matt-debergalis-pleads-fifth-house-deposition\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>ActBlue cofounder pleads the Fifth during House deposition<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4694387\/tulsi-gabbard-health-update-husband-battle-not-over\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tulsi Gabbard shares health update on husband: \u2018The battle isn\u2019t over yet\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u916ZvWD8G\">https:\/\/t.co\/u916ZvWD8G<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\u2014 Governor Mikie Sherrill (@GovSherrillNJ) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovSherrillNJ\/status\/2090470488560611642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pub.njleg.state.nj.us\/Bills\/2026\/S2500\/2260_R3.PDF\" rel=\"noopener\">legislation<\/a> prohibits New Jersey from extraditing people who could be under criminal investigation in other states for receiving abortions or gender-affirming care. It <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.njleg.state.nj.us\/bill-search\/2026\/S2260\" rel=\"noopener\">passed<\/a> both the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly in June. In the Senate, it passed 25-15, and in the General Assembly, 55-23. The bill \u201csecures protections for patients and providers accessing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-life-dad-raided-by-bidens-fbi-is-on-trial-this-week\/\" title=\"Pro-Life Dad Raided By Biden...s FBI Is On Trial This Week\">providing reproductive healthcare services<\/a>,\u201d reads the legislative document\u2019s official synopsis. It \u201cestablishes [the] right of residents to reproductive healthcare activity that is restricted in other states.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sherrill touted the bill as the Garden State serving as a line of defense for \u201cfreedoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have seen attacks from the Trump administration and other states on access to reproductive and gender affirming healthcare, and attempts to impose restrictions across state borders,\u201d said Sherrill. \u201cHere in New Jersey, we are standing firm in defense of reproductive freedoms \u2013 including the right to choose and the right to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-sues-abbott-over-directive-to-investigate-transgender-procedures-as-child-abuse\/\" title=\"ACLU Sues Abbott Over Directive To Investigate Transgender Procedures As Child Abuse\">receive gender-affirming care<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pub.njleg.state.nj.us\/Bills\/2026\/S2500\/2260_R3.PDF\" rel=\"noopener\">prohibits individuals from interfering<\/a> with \u201creproductive healthcare services,\u201d stipulating that a person should be considered \u201cguilty of interference\u201d if any person purposely \u201cphysically obstructs any person seeking to enter into or exit 17 from a healthcare services facility.\u201d Additionally, interference charges would include restricting \u201canother\u2019s access to or receipt or provision of reproductive healthcare services or to intimidate the person from becoming or remaining a patient, provider, volunteer, or assistant of reproductive healthcare services, if the conduct would cause a reasonable person to be intimidated.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sherill also criticized two Republican governors for their state\u2019s legislation on abortion. She warned that her state would offer sanctuary to individuals who left those states to travel to New Jersey to \u201caccess care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4693342\/sherrill-campaigning-new-hampshire-massachusetts-seth-moulton-fellow-veterans\/\"><strong>MIKIE SHERRILL STUMPS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MASSACHUSETTS FOR SETH MOULTON AND OTHERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf Greg Abbott or Ron DeSantis tries to investigate someone who came to New Jersey to access care, we will protect anyone seeking care that is legal here in New Jersey from investigations in other states,\u201d said Sherrill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She expressed assurance that her state would welcome anyone seeking abortion services or gender-affirming care. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo one should fear intimidation or violence for seeking healthcare, and no healthcare professional should fear punishment from another state for providing care that is legal in New Jersey,\u201d Sherrill said. \u201cWith this legislation, we are making clear that New Jersey will protect patients, providers, and the fundamental freedom to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >make personal healthcare decisions<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NJ Governor Mikie Sherrill signs law to protect reproductive rights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2647622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26020645159569-e1787293378627.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32868,69324,50385,45217,71085],"class_list":["post-2647621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abortion-rights","tag-ar-15-2","tag-gun-control-2","tag-mikie-sherrill","tag-new-jersey-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26020645159569-e1787293378627.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647621"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647625,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647621\/revisions\/2647625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2647622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}