Federal Judge Says Pro-Abortion Groups Can Sue Alabama Attorney General by Sam Dorman – US Politics News

A federal judge said May 6 that Alabama would be violating the Constitution if it prosecuted organizations seeking to help women obtain out-of-state abortions.
Two pro-abortion organizations—Yellowhammer Fund and West Alabama’s Women Center—are suing Attorney General Steve Marshall after he indicated during an interview that individuals could be prosecuted if they facilitate out-of-state abortions that are illegal in Alabama. The state has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, making it a felony for anyone to perform an abortion absent a medical emergency.
In a preliminary ruling, U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson, an appointee of President Jimmy Carter, allowed the organizations’ lawsuit to proceed while dismissing two of their claims against the attorney general’s office….