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Answer her, Daphne (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Confederate states actually controlled the federal government prior to their succession, and strongly opposed states’ rights to ignore federal laws like the Escaped Slaves act. Wisconsin and Vermont had judges and legislators who declared any individual who reached their borders to be free.

This is why I think the overturn of Roe v. Wade is dangerous. They're already trying to outlaw women traveling within the state to get an abortion somewhere else, how long until they try arresting them in another state?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I'm pretty sure arresting on return and arrests for helping people to leave the state are already happening.

It's certainly close enough that there are preemptive reports asserting that it would be federally illegal: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-department-says-constitution-protects-right-travel-abortion-2023-11-09/

The Alabama lawsuits seek to block the state from criminally prosecuting those who facilitate out-of-state travel for an abortion. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has said those who aid travel can be charged with conspiracy if the out-of-state abortion would have been illegal in Alabama.