On Tuesday, King County Executive Dow Constantine signed an executive order prohibiting certain public servants from helping police outside Washington enforce bans on abortion.
“This is a short-term emergency response to a problem that was created by the Supreme Court decision,” Council Chair Claudia Balducci said.“I would be much more thrilled if the amount of money being put toward abortion services was being redirected towards adoption services,” Payne said.
Cantwell said she is seeking answers from the U.S. Department of Justice about how laws in other states might put Washington health care workers at risk. “What I don’t like about this situation is the chilling effect,” she said. “It is almost saying to people, ‘you can’t take the risk of providing this service. You don’t know who’s going to come after you.’”
Cantwell said when she gets a response from the U.S. Attorney General, she will work on national legislation to protect the health care system if necessary.
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