Missouri lawmakers have proposed a measure that would allow people to sue anyone who “aids or abets” a pregnancy termination for a Missouri resident. New York lawmakers have since introduced laws to increase legal safeguards for abortion providers in NY.
that would allow people to sue anyone anywhere who provides an abortion to a Missouri resident, sends abortion pills to Missouri or otherwise “aids or abets” such a pregnancy termination.
New York State Assemblymember Charles Lavine, a Democrat from Long Island, told Gothamist it was Cohen’s op-ed that prompted him to introduce a trio of bills in late March that aim to increase legal safeguards for New York abortion providers. Similar bills were introduced by State Sen. Liz Krueger in her chamber.
Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, who also signed onto the bills, is more optimistic. She also introducedlast week that would enable the New York State Department of Health to issue grants to abortion providers and nonprofits to help them scale up their operations, which she said would be necessary if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
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