3 GOP states go to US Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states' abortion 'shield' laws
The states say shield laws let providers mail abortion pills across state lines and block enforcement of bans, with about 29 defendants named in a separate suit.
- On Wednesday, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a U.S. Supreme Court lawsuit challenging abortion shield laws in New York, California, and Massachusetts, while simultaneously suing 29 abortion pill providers in federal court.
- Shield laws enacted in Democratic-led states protect medical providers from prosecution for offering abortion care. Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama contend these statutes unconstitutionally undermine their sovereignty by blocking enforcement of their own abortion bans.
- The federal lawsuit alleges 29 defendants operate an unregulated system, mailing medication without in-person consultations or medical verification. Murrill characterized the practice as "no different than if they were sending fentanyl."
- New York Attorney General Letitia James denounced the lawsuit, stating the states seek "to impose their abortion bans on New York and punish our doctors for providing legal health care." New York and California governors previously refused extradition requests for physicians accused of mailing pills.
- The Supreme Court must decide whether to accept this rare direct challenge, which argues shield laws violate the Constitution's Full Faith and Credit Clause. Legal experts call this the first time states have sued others over abortion protections.
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Republican attorneys general from Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas filed a motion on Sept. 30 asking the nation’s highest court to stop what they call a coordinated effort by blue states to nullify pro-life laws across state lines. The filing targets so-called “shield laws” enacted by California, Massachusetts, and New York that protect doctors from prosecution […]
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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced a multistate lawsuit in the United States Supreme Court challenging the abortion “shield laws” of New York, California, and Massachusetts. Joined by Alabama and Arkansas, Louisiana claims that the “shield laws” violate the Constitution and federal law by promoting and facilitating the distribution of thousands of illegal abortion drugs […] The post Pro Life states sue NY/CA/MA, challenging “shield…
GOP states sue Democrat-led states in Supreme Court over abortion shield laws
Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama sued New York, Massachusetts and California, arguing those states' laws protecting abortion pill providers from prosecution in other states are unconstitutional.
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