Restricting websites that provide abortion information is the next step in the GOP's plan: a [View all]

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'chilling effect' on free speech

As abortion restrictions tighten in certain states across the US, legislators are looking at ways to further prosecute abortion providers and prevent more abortions in a post-Roe world.

In South Carolina, legislators have proposed a bill that would restrict phone calls, emails, text messages, and websites that share information on how to get abortions.

If SB 1373 were to become a law, providing information that could help women get an abortion by "telephone, internet, or any other mode of communication" or hosting or maintaining websites that could help women access abortions would be a felony, punishable by 2 to 5 years in prison and/or fines up to $5,000.

Other states could soon follow with similar laws. And even if courts eventually strike down the bill for violating the First Amendment, it may take months before they do and could affect the health of many women seeking abortions, scholars and advocates say.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/restricting-websites-that-provide-abortion-information-is-the-next-step-in-the-gop-s-plan-a-chilling-effect-on-free-speech/ar-AA108tA1

GOP going full Nazi.