Democratic governors in states where abortion will remain legal are looking for ways to protect any patients who travel there for the procedure from being prosecuted by their home states.
Lisa White uses a megaphone as people protest the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade at a rally held at intersection of Union Street and County Street in New Bedford, Mass., Friday, June 24, 2022.
The governors of Rhode Island and Maine signed executive orders late Tuesday, stating that they will not cooperate with other states’ investigations into people who seek abortions or health care providers that perform them. The person filing the claim would be entitled to $10,000 for every abortion the subject was involved with — plus legal costs.Bernadette Meyler, a professor at Stanford Law School, said it’s not clear whether judgments against out-of-state abortion providers would hold up in courts, especially if they are not advertising their services in states with bans.
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signs an executive order designed to protect abortion rights in the state at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. The order in part prevents the extradition of a woman who receives an abortion in North Carolina but may live in another state where the procedure is barred. .
“Residents seeking access will be protected, providers will be protected, and abortion is and will continue to be legal, safe and accessible, period,” said New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has described the order as a preventative measure.
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