Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall clarified women cannot be prosecuted for taking an abortion pill. He explained that only those who provide the abortion can be prosecuted under state law.
Under the new rule, the FDA now allows retail pharmacies and mail-order companies to offer the medication.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall strongly opposes the FDA’s new rule change, saying abortion medication “puts a woman at risk.” “Again, not targeting the woman herself, but in fact, targeting those providers to induce the abortion,” Marshall said. “There is a very specific provision in the law the legislator passed just a few years ago that specifically exempts the woman from criminal prosecution. It does target those who are providers.”
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