State Lawmakers Are Scheming to Block Residents From Getting Abortions in Other States
Anti-abortion groups are drafting model legislation based on the Texas bounty-hunter law. This is truly some mob shit.
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Long before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, Republicans have tried to spin the opinion as one that would simply kick the legality of abortion back to the states to decide for themselves. Now, in addition to banning abortion in their own states, Republicans state lawmakers are working with lawyers to draft legislation that would prevent their residents even from traveling to other states to access abortion care.
The Washington Post reports that state lawmakers are working with the conservative Thomas More Society to draft model legislation based on the legal mechanism of Texas’ six-week abortion ban—the bill with a bounty-hunter mechanism that would allow private citizens to sue anyone who helps a pregnant woman travel out of state for an abortion. This legislation would rely on the surveillance of pregnant women and people, even though it would likely claim not to prosecute pregnant people themselves.