The Connecticut state Senate has passed a bill to protect abortion providers from bans in other states that are enforced via civil lawsuits — such as Texas and Oklahoma.
, titled the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, prohibits state courts from enforcing a different state’s penalties against someone who has provided an abortion that is considered legal in Connecticut.
Currently, if a person is found guilty of providing an abortion under Texas law and flees to Connecticut, the state is required to return that person to Texas. Under the new legislation, the provider would not be extradited back to Texas. Any person who is sued for providing an abortion or aiding or abetting someone who gets the procedure can countersue to collect damages and attorney's fees.
The bill prohibits public agencies from providing information that would help “any interstate investigation or proceeding seeking to impose civil or criminal liability upon a person or entity” for providing an abortion.The bill also changes any state statute language that says “pregnant woman” to “patient.”The Supreme Court is currently considering a challenge to a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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