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I wouldn’t count on shield laws in abortion states protecting women. We’re one Republican administration away from a law requiring other states to cooperate, bu
by labster 4y ago
I wouldn’t count on shield laws in abortion states protecting women. We’re one Republican administration away from a law requiring other states to cooperate, built on the model of the Fugitive Slave Act. It’s obviously interstate commerce.
- vkou 4y agoAn appropriate response to that kind of law would be for blue states to criminalize the criminalization of abortion.
- wutbrodo 4y agoWhat do you mean here? How would you criminalize the act of a different state's govt? Do you mean (attempt to) hold state legislators criminally liable?
- vkou 4y agoHold the agents executing the state's laws criminally liable - arrest them and try them if they ever cross into your state. Police, prosecutors, legislators, etc. The logic holds for me - if state A is criminalizing behavior that's legal in state B, and is prosecuting people who engaged in it in state B, then state B can do the converse.