The bill would shield California doctors from fines and permit them to sue anyone who tried to stop them from providing abortions. The bill would only protect doctors who are in California.
mostly with Republican governors, have warned some of the nation's largest pharmacy companies they could face legal consequences if they distribute the pill within their states.
Most abortions are outlawed in Idaho, including medication abortions. Blaine Conzatti, president of the Idaho Family Policy Center — a group that opposes abortion rights — said California has a responsibility to extradite physicians who break Idaho laws. “The arrogance of such a proposal is astounding,” Conzatti said of Skinner's bill. “It flaunts the traditional relationship between states and would upend our federal system altogether.”
Skinner's bill goes beyond abortions. It would also protect doctors for mailing contraceptives and transgender-related medications.that prevents courts from enforcing out-of-state judgments on abortion providers and volunteers. That law was aimed at protecting doctors who provide abortions to people who travel to California from other states. Abortion opponents say laws like that are illegal because they violate a clause in the U.S.
Federal courts have recognized an exception to that clause, including laws in one state that violate the “public policy” of another state. Skinner's law declares it is the public policy of California that doctors should not be charged for providing abortion medication.Abortion pills have been legal in the U.S. for more than two decades and can be used up to the 10th week of pregnancy. It's now the most common abortion method in the U.S.
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