New York Passes Bill to Shield Abortion Providers Sending Pills Into States With Bans

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New York Passes Bill to Shield Abortion Providers Sending Pills Into States With Bans
The measure is one of several recently enacted by states aiming to expand access to medication abortion for patients who live where it is outlawed.


The New York State Legislature gave final approval on Tuesday to legislation that provides legal protection for New York doctors to prescribe and send abortion pills to patients in states that have outlawed abortion.

The measure, along with similar new laws in several other states controlled by Democrats, could significantly expand medication abortion access by allowing more patients in states that restrict abortion to end pregnancies at home, without traveling to states where abortion is legal.

The New York bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has indicated that she supports the idea of such a shield law. The bill stipulates that New York courts and officials will not cooperate if a state with an abortion ban tries to prosecute, sue or otherwise penalize a New York health care provider who offers abortion via telemedicine to a patient in that state, as long as the provider complies with New York law. It passed the State Assembly by a vote of 99 to 45 on Tuesday evening after clearing the Senate by a vote of 39 to 22 last month.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/health/abortion-shield-law-new-york.html