.MaddowBlog: Missouri isn’t supposed to pass laws that punish what happens in Illinois — but Republicans in the Show Me State might pass it anyway and take their chances in the courts.
This is entirely in line with what the national landscape is likely to look like if Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices overturn: Many of those seeking abortions will have to go — or at least try to go — to states where reproductive rights are protected.
A Republican in Missouri wants to add to this list: If you were to help a Missouri woman get an abortion in some other state, under state Rep. Coleman’s plan, random citizens could sue you, too. this week on the Idaho state House passing legislation to make it a crime punishable by life in prison for a parent to seek out gender-affirming health care for their transgender child.
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