The right of US citizens to travel freely within the United States is fundamental. The federal government, either by law, by resolution or by administrative memoranda, ought to recognize that the Constitution prohibits individual states from imposing fines or other legal penalties on their citizens for traveling to other states to obtain medical procedures, such as abortion, in those other states. States may regulate abortion within their borders, but not extend their reach into other states.
Politically, this will reassure moderates and reduce anxiety about this issue. Constitutionally, it is correct and just to recognize that the right to travel freely amongst the states is fundamental. Even conservatives can support this policy, for they ought to agree, for example, that we would not wish to permit states to tax individuals for choosing to leave their state and work and reside elsewhere.
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Agreed. I don’t think any of the pro-life states impose fines for out-of-state travel for abortion, but this would still be a sound law to implement to re-assure those concerned about it.
Agreed. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, this is government overreach and needs to be reigned in.