Alabama AG Says He May Prosecute Women for Taking Abortion Pills

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Alabama’s attorney general this week left open the possibility that his office may prosecute women for taking abortion pills—just days after the federal government eased access and made it easier for them to obtain those very same pills.

Published 5 months ago · Montgomery, United States

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The Independent

Women who take abortion pills can be prosecuted, Alabama attorney general says

Steve Marshall says abortion patients could be prosecuted under a ‘chemical endangerment’ law, marking the first time the state’s top law enforcement official has targeted pregnant people in anti-abortion campaign

5 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNN

Alabama attorney general says people who take abortion pills could be prosecuted

Alabama's Republican attorney general said this week that women in the state who use prescription medication to terminate their pregnancies could be prosecuted under a chemical-endangerment law, even though Alabama's anti-abortion law does not intend to punish women who receive abortions.

5 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

Talk of prosecuting women for abortion pills roils antiabortion movement

Alabama's attorney general became the most prominent Republican official yet to suggest that pregnant women could be prosecuted for taking abortion pills, saying in recent days that a state ban targeting those who facilitate abortions does not preclude the state from seeking to penalize women under other existing laws. The comment reflects a simmering divide within the antiabortion movement, which has long sought to treat women seeking abortions

5 months ago·Washington, United States

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CBS News

People in Alabama can be prosecuted for taking abortion pills, state attorney general says

Attorney General Steve Marshall indicated that he would use the state's chemical-endangerment law to prosecute pregnant people who took abortion pills.

5 months ago·New York, United States

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The Hill

Alabama AG says women could be prosecuted for taking abortion pills

Alabama’s attorney general said medication abortion remains illegal in the state despite recent Biden administration moves to expand access to the drugs, and indicated that a law regarding the chemical endangerment of a child could be used to prosecute women who use abortion pills. Alabama’s near-total abortion ban, which took effect immediately after the Supreme…

5 months ago·Washington, United States

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KVIA

Alabama attorney general says people who take abortion pills could be prosecuted

By Shawna Mizelle and Chris Boyette, CNN Alabama’s Republican attorney general said this week that women in the state who use prescription medication to terminate their pregnancies could be prosecuted under a chemical-endangerment law, even though Alabama’s anti-abortion law does not intend to punish women who receive abortions. Steve Marshall made the comments in the wake of a decision earlier this month by the US Food and Drug Administration t…

5 months ago·Panama City, United States

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