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> Prosecutors will need evidence to prosecute unlawful abortions. Recall they have the onus of proving their case beyond reasonable doubt. It's actually worse
by mlyle 4y ago
> Prosecutors will need evidence to prosecute unlawful abortions. Recall they have the onus of proving their case beyond reasonable doubt.
It's actually worse than this, because states are getting "clever" and adding civil penalties and allowing random people to litigate.
This means if your neighbor's daughter was pregnant and isn't anymore, you just need to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that provider A gave them an abortion to recover statutory damages and attorneys' fees.
(And maybe in future versions of such legislation, no need to even involve provider A...)