May 11, 2022

Connecticut Gov Signs Expansive Abortion Bill

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D)
On May 5, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed abortion-expanding legislation allowing non-doctors to commit abortions and protecting Connecticut residents who break pro-life laws in other states.

The abortion bill passed the state House by a vote of 87-60. Afterward, it passed the state Senate 25-9.

According to the governor's press release, Public Act 22-19 is "a first-in-the-nation law that will protect medical providers and patients seeking abortion care in Connecticut who may be traveling from other states that have outlawed abortion."

Some pundits suggest that the law could also prevent Governors from extraditing those who commit crimes in Connecticut that are illegal in another state.