Right-Wing Model Legislation Would Criminalize Sharing Information on Abortion

The legislation would directly target journalists, as it essentially criminalizes freedom of speech regarding abortion. prismreports

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“This is tremendously concerning for us,” Pieklo said. “It is a target for folks who tell the stories of patients who need to access care, explain how careCaitlin Cruz, a senior reporter for Jezebel who covers abortion, said the intentional vagueness, yet extreme punitivity of the legislation particularly worries her.

“There’s only so much protection someone without an institution can have,” Cruz said. “Reporting on abortion honestly and medically accurately is something that every reporter should be entitled to, and more importantly, patients and providers should be entitled to that kind of coverage.” Pieklo’s areas of concern outside of abortion include gender-affirming care and accessing health care for LGBTQ+ communities, considering the call to action Justice Clarence Thomas included in his concurring opinion that would bring more cases of sexual privacy into question.

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