Judge rules Alabama cannot prosecute those who help with out-of-state abortions

[groundloop]

Source: The Guardian

Alabama’s attorney general cannot prosecute individuals and groups that help Alabama women travel to other states to obtain abortions, a federal judge ruled on Monday.

US district judge Myron Thompson sided with an abortion fund and medical providers who sued Alabama’s attorney general, Steve Marshall, after he suggested they could face prosecution under anti-conspiracy laws. Thompson’s ruling declared that such prosecutions would violate both the first amendment and a person’s right to travel.

Marshall has not pursued any such prosecutions. However, he said he would “look at closely” whether facilitating out-of-state abortions is a violation of Alabama’s criminal conspiracy laws. The ruling was a victory for the Yellowhammer Fund, an abortion assistance fund that had paused providing financial assistance to low-income people in the state because of the possibility of prosecution.

Alabama bans abortion at any stage of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/01/alabama-out-of-state-abortion-ruling

[Lovie777]

1. What is it with republicans?......

they think they are above the law and rules but sure love to arrest others for their effed up ideologies.

[NotHardly]

6. Disagreeing with Republicans soon to be made illegal. MMW

[BumRushDaShow]

2. The judge is one of Jimmy Carter's last appointees in 1980

His AL District is under the 11th Circuit (the 11th is 7 (R) - 5 (D) appointees).

[iluvtennis]

3. Awesome news! Thanks for posting. n/t

[swong19104]

4. I'm of the opinion

that the law should state, “An abortion is the default choice upon discovering that one is pregnant. The woman would need to give explicit request not to have an abortion. And that request can be rescinded at any time until after delivery.”

[bronxiteforever]

5. We fought a civil war and the Dredd Scott decision

was one of the prime movers of same. The war was settle by guns once before and Alabama lost. My guess is the white wine and yacht club Sen Traitorville would make a poor general if Alabama wants a second dance.