New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas joined attorneys general from 22 other states and the District of Columbia on an amicus brief in support of the U.S. Attorney General’s suit against Texas’ six-week gestation ban. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is the lead on the brief but Balderas spoke along with Healey during a press […]
can t terminate a pregnancy. legislators in at least six states very quickly expressed interest in writing similar legislation. we know in some states there are republican governors who are looking at a possible challenge to joe biden. what is the assessment? how quickly could we see copycat laws maybe popping up around the country? copycat laws, just like you said, are in motion right now. that s the thing that s important to remember when we re talking about this kind of legislation, is that none of this has happened overnight and none of this is happening in a vacuum. the texas s.b. 8 bill has been in the works for a long time. it was part of a long-term strategy by anti-choice lawmakers, not just in texas, but nationally. other states are ready to go. they were closely watching what was happening in texas so they could be ready to jump in with similar bills as soon as they got the sign from the court system that this was something available to them. and it s happening. i think