Alabama’s Republican attorney general said in a court filing that he has the right to prosecute people who make travel arrangements for pregnant women to have out-of-state abortions.

In a court filing Monday, attorneys for Attorney General Steve Marshall wrote that providing transportation for women in Alabama to leave the state to get an abortion could amount to a “criminal conspiracy.”

The court filing comes in response to lawsuits against Marshall that was filed in July from two women’s health centers and Yellowhammer Fund, an organization which says it provides “financial and practical support for those who are pregnant and require assistance.” The plaintiffs argue that Marshall violated their constitutional rights by publicly stating that organizations which help pregnant women in Alabama get an abortion out of state could be criminally investigated.

“Alabama can no more regulate out-of-state abortions than another state can deem its laws legalizing abortions to apply to Alabama,” the Yellowhammer Fund lawsuit argues.

  • thefartographer@lemm.ee
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    That would be the quickest way to destroy every red state’s infrastructure funding and blue states could easily retaliate saying that they don’t recognize driver’s licenses from red states and won’t let in the so-called citizens without a passport.

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      We have a Supreme Court justice Who openly said he wants to nullify every gay marriage license in the country. The upheaval that would cause is hard to measure. I don’t think you should underestimate their lack of concern for anyone outside of their immediate circle/politics.