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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Alabama attorney general could prosecute women who take abortion drugs. Opponents say it’s ‘plainly unlawful’

AP

Days after the federal agencies made it easier to access abortion pills, Alabama’s chief law enforcement officer said women who use abortion medication can be prosecuted.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said the state could prosecute people who use abortion drugs not under the state’s anti-abortion law but with an older “chemical endangerment of a child” statute initially designed to protect children from meth lab fumes.

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