Almost four years ago I was shot at school. My best friend, killed next to me. I advocate, I speak on bills, i educate myself on laws, I introduced the President. Today I’ll be at the @WhiteHouse for the introduction of the Office of Gun Violence prevention. This is for you, Dom

In Texas, conservative activists are targeting airports & roads to prevent people from getting care in another state. Two cities and two counties passed ordinances making it illegal to transport anyone through their municipalities to end a pregnancy.

The law carries a two-to-five-year prison sentence. Advocates who are challenging the law in federal court say the measure violates the constitution by criminalizing activity that occurs in another state.

Since Roe fell last year, 14 states have effectively banned all forms of abortion. In the South and Midwest, many contiguous states have outlawed the procedure, meaning people who need abortions must drive thousands of miles, buy plane tickets, or self-manage abortions at home.

Now, states are criminalizing abortion beyond their borders. Idaho—where nearly all abortions are illegal—enacted a so-called “abortion trafficking” law that bans anyone from helping a minor obtain abortion pills or travel to another state to get an abortion w/o parental consent.

If she did know she was pregnant before 20 wks & could make the 2-hour drive to a clinic, she then would have had to listen to state-mandated counseling discouraging her from having an abortion—& wait an another 24 hours back in Norfolk or at a hotel before getting the procedure.