A trio of progressive Philadelphia City Council members will introduce a package of abortion-related bills this week. They aim to strengthen privacy rules and make it harder for patients and doctors to face trouble under laws passed by other states.
that could apply to people who seek abortion care in Pennsylvania. For example, a bill pending in Missouri would allow private citizens to sue people in other states who help a Missouri resident have an abortion.would face certain legal scrutiny.
“This is to protect our providers here in Philadelphia,” she said. “We have a responsibility to codify this in city law.” Another bill, which will be introduced by Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, of West Philadelphia, would explicitly afford patients who receive an abortion that’s legal in Pennsylvania the right to countersue someone in another state who launches legal proceedings against them.And a third, which will be introduced by Brooks, would update the city’s workplace discrimination ordinance to add “reproductive health status” as a protected class.
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