Coleman has introduced a provision that would let private citizens sue anyone they suspect of helping a Missouri resident get an abortion in another state.
. Not surprisingly, the response from groups and individuals who believe in reproductive rights and not treating women like property was a resounding “WTF is wrong with you?” In a statement, the ACLU shot back: “As thousands of pregnant Texans seeking essential, time-sensitive medical care are forced to flee the state in desperation, Texas is now claiming its blatantly unconstitutional abortion ban has ‘stimulated’ interstate travel.
If that vigilante legal system sounds familiar, it’s because it was inspired by the one underpinning S.B. 8, wherein the Texas law is enforced not by the state but by random zealots who are now essentially deputized by the government to sue abortion providers and facilitators. “If your neighboring state doesn’t have pro-life protections, it minimizes the ability to protect the unborn in your state,” Coleman told.
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