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Judge rules people who leave state for abortions cannot be prosecuted

MONTGOMERY — The state cannot prosecute people and groups who help Alabama women travel to other states to obtain abortions, a federal judge ruled Monday.

According to The Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson sided with an abortion fund and medical providers who sued Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall after he suggested they could face prosecution under anti-conspiracy laws. Thompson’s ruling declared that such prosecutions would violate both the First Amendment and a person’s right to travel, the AP said.

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