California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law protecting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in other states.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Wednesday that aims to stop other states from prosecuting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in places where the procedure is banned.

California already has a law protecting doctors who provide abortions from out-of-state judgements. But that law was designed to protect doctors who treat patients from other states who travel to California.

The new law goes further by forbidding authorities from cooperating with out-of-state investigations into doctors who mail abortion pills to patients in other states. It also bans bounty hunters or bail agents from apprehending doctors, pharmacists and patients in California and transporting them to another state to stand trial for providing an abortion.

Other states, including New York and Massachusetts, have similar laws. But California’s law also bars state-based social media companies — like Facebook — from complying with out-of-state subpoenas, warrants or other requests for records to discover the identity of patients seeking abortion pills.

  • Melllvar@startrek.websiteEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    I disagree and here’s why.

    The 10th amendment does not constrain the state governments, and this is not an ex post facto law.

    States are not required to enforce the laws of other states, and generally do not have any legal standing to challenge other states’ laws.

    It is generally not legal for a state to prosecute someone for actions that took place outside of their jurisdiction.

    • PatFusty@lemm.ee
      24·
      1 year ago

      The problem is this is akin to aiding and abetting on interstate level as an after the fact.

      Article four section two states that judges are not allowed to overrule interstate law.

      • Melllvar@startrek.websiteEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        Article four section two states that judges are not allowed to overrule interstate law.

        I don’t see that.

        The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.

        • PatFusty@lemm.ee
          13·
          1 year ago

          Sorry I meant section 1 with full faith and credit. NAL so idunno wtf im talking about but section 2 seems that this only applies to people fleeing

          Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State.