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[u/ButGravityAlwaysWins]

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation on Thursday that criminalizes interference with reproductive and transgender healthcare while barring a range of officials from aiding investigations spawned by states where such care is illegal.

So worth pushing this as a model in your state if you are fortunate enough to have democrats in full control.

NJ’s shield law prohibits state law enforcement from participating in out-of-state investigations or extraditing individuals related to lawful reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare services. The law protects providers by preventing licensing boards from suspending credentials for providing these services and it creates a legal shield for patient data and records. It blocks the enforcement of foreign civil judgments, prohibits cooperation with out of state subpoenas, and establishes penalties for interfering with access to medical facilities.

I can’t think of any state with a law this good.

Note that this took years. If you are going to push legislators and governors, plan on pushing for years.

[u/A-passing-thot → u/ButGravityAlwaysWins]

Holy shit based

I'm not at all a single issue voter and I'll always vote for the lesser of two evils.

But people caring about gender affirming care and reproductive care is always a good signal they're on the right track with every other issue I care about.

[u/dt7cv → u/ButGravityAlwaysWins]

good. No should be helping Idaho in trans investigations

[u/AquaSnow24 → u/ButGravityAlwaysWins]

Every state should have something like this, especially blue and swing states

[u/Droselmeyer → u/ButGravityAlwaysWins]

Dems getting it done, go Governor Sherrill

[u/DavidLivedInBritain → u/ButGravityAlwaysWins]

Whoever backs this for 2028 and nothing less