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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSteube Joins Republican Representatives, Attempts to Outlaw Offshore Abortions
Washington, D.C.- Florida Representative Gregory Steube (R) has cosponsored a bill that would prohibit offshore abortions.
Introduced by Texas Representative Randy Weber (TX-14), the Ban Offshore Abortion Tourism (BOAT) Act seeks to halt operations circumventing state abortion restrictions.
Since the Supreme Courts decision in Dobbs v Jackson re-delegated state governments with the authority to freely regulate abortions, some states have implemented restrictions on the practice.
However, attempts to circumvent state restrictions on abortions have spurred conservatives to action. Reports claim abortion boats are being used on coastal states with abortion restrictions to travel into federal waters exempt from state laws and execute abortions there.
"Abortion boats should never float in federal waters. These offshore clinics exploit a legal loophole by performing abortions in maritime jurisdiction to evade state laws and endanger both women and the unborn," said Rep. Weber.
https://floridianpress.com/2023/09/steube-joins-republican-representatives-attempts-to-outlaw-offshore-abortions/
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)Yep, sounds like a GOP plan.
Sky Jewels
(9,148 posts)DFW
(60,179 posts)Torpedo the maritime clinics and kill everyone aboard because they are so pro-life?
Solly Mack
(96,940 posts)Fuck'em.