New York doctors get legal protection to prescribe abortion pills across state lines

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — A law to protect doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients in states where the procedure is outlawed was signed Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, who said the measure would serve women living in states with bans.

Coming a year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, the law bars New York officials from cooperating with certain legal actions initiated in states where abortion is banned, such as arrests or extraditions. New York joins several other states with similar telehealth “shield laws.”

“Extremist lawmakers in other states can stop their health care providers from supplying abortion pills. If that’s your state, I feel sorry for your constituents. But they can’t stop us. They can’t stop our providers,” Hochul, a Democrat, said at a bill signing ceremony.

A year after the Dobbs ruling, 14 states have bans on abortion throughout pregnancy — with some exceptions. Other states have adopted deep restrictions. In all, 25 million women of childbearing age now live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions.

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[Lonestarblue]

1. If red states can't stop the pills, they'll probably next pass laws making their use a felony.

Then they can prosecute women who take them. They would be joyful at being able to do that.

I wish there was something New York and other states could do about Google. The Guardian recently reported that Google had raked in more than $10 million from right-wing forced birthers who paid to have Google’s search engine place their misleading ads for abortion first in search results, with links to sites with actual abortion information buried far down the list.

The fake sites are for Christian pregnancy crisis centers where they use delaying tactics so women can’t safely take the abortion pills. They do pregnancy tests but tell women they’re not as far along as they are. Then by the time women realize these are not abortion providers it’s too late for the pills. They also proselytize and try to convince women to have the baby and they’ll get help with expenses (they won’t) or they can put it up for adoption (only 2% of families in the US adopt children). Then there are the lies—that abortions cause cancer and future infertility.

Maybe the CDC could set up an abortion hotline that would give women accurate information.

[CTyankee]

3. great idea, lone star! It is pro-active and should be available to women in need of assistance.

[republianmushroom]

2. I like it

[dalton99a]

4. Kick