S2665

TRENTON – A bipartisan bill sponsored by Senators Loretta Weinberg and Jennifer Beck which would repeal certain obsolete, antiquated statutes containing demeaning language to women was approved by the Senate today by a vote of 37-0.

The bill, S-2665, would repeal a number of statues on the books which either do not accurately reflect the status of women in the 21st Century, or contain language which would be considered sexist or demeaning under today’s standards.

“The legal status and rights of women have come a long way since these demeaning, outdated laws were actually enforced,” said Senator Weinberg, D-Bergen. “It’s time to retire these antiquated reminders of the struggles that women faced in the fight to achieve equality from New Jersey law books, once and for all. We shouldn’t harbor such biased, obsolete and offensive language to be contained within the confines of official legal doctrine any more in New Jersey.”

TRENTON – A bipartisan bill sponsored by Senators Loretta Weinberg and Jennifer Beck which would repeal certain obsolete, antiquated statutes containing demeaning language to women was unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday.

The bill, S-2665, would repeal a number of statues on the books which either do not accurately reflect the status of women in the 21st Century, or contain language which would be considered sexist or demeaning under today’s standards.

“The language in these three laws is more akin to a trash novel than it is to official legal decree,” said Senator Weinberg, D-Bergen. “It’s important to remember the struggles that women went through to achieve equal rights, and in that sense, these laws may have some historical value. But we shouldn’t harbor such antiquated, outmoded, outdated, and biased language to continue to be enshrined under the cloak of official legal doctrine any more in the Garden State.”