Washington state legislators approved a shield law on Tuesday that offers protection to out-of-state gender-affirming and reproductive care patients and state officials.
Gov. Jay Inslee, who still needs to sign the bill into law, tweeted about the legislation and praised pro-choice legislators for their work.
"Two important bills to protect access to abortion care are on a steady track to my desk," the governor said."Thanks to our pro-choice legislators, WA is and will remain a pro-choice state." Hansen’s bill prohibits the issuance of out-of-state subpoenas seeking information related to abortion and reproductive health services, along with out-of-state criminal investigations and arrests seeking communication and evidence related to abortions and reproductive health care services.
"HB 1469 will help safeguard health care in Washington state, sending a clear message to patients from across the country: Washington will always support you, even if your home states will not," Courtney Normand, the state director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates said in a press release from Hansen’s office. In October, California Gov.
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