Republicans want to ban women from out of state travel

I found the link to this site in the latest Hartmann Report and wanted to share it. It’s very informative about the issue of abortion and women’s’ rights.

https://jessica.substack.com/p/the-week-in-abortion-f86

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In Texas, small towns are passing ordinances that make it illegal to transport anyone out-of-state for an abortion, labeling it as—you guessed it!—‘trafficking’. Driving a friend from or through one of these towns in order to get care outside of Texas opens a person up to civil suits—something that’s become a hallmark of Texas abortion bans. As I’ve written previously, you don’t have to ban travel outright if you simply make people too afraid to lend a friend gas money to get out of the state. The point is too instill fear.

It’s just as bleak in Alabama, where abortion providers and funds are suing Attorney General Steve Marshall to ensure that he can’t charge them for helping patients get out-of-state care. (The suit is a response to a radio interview Marshall gave where he said volunteers who helped a Louisiana woman travel out-of-state for an abortion would face “conspiracy” and “accessory” charges in Alabama.) In a motion to dismiss the case this Monday, Marshall not only argued that it’s illegal to help someone leave the state for abortion care—but that the state could also legally restrict a woman’s right to travel for abortion.

Much more at link, plus earlier articles.