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submitted 10 months ago by jennwiththesea@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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"Seattle responded to the request by filing a lawsuit in Travis County, stating they cannot comply because Texas has no jurisdiction in Washington State, and no care was provided by the hospital in Texas. They also point out that the Dormant Commerce Clause, protected by the United States Constitution, “protects the right to interstate travel, including to obtain healthcare services.” By targeting out-of-state hospitals for enforcement of laws that only apply within the jurisdiction of Texas, they “discriminate against healthcare based on an interstate element,” violating constitutional protections, according to the legal filing. Lastly, Seattle Children’s Hospital cannot comply due to a shield law passed by Washington State. This law bars the hospital from providing any patient data and from responding to subpoenas pursuant to “protected healthcare services” obtained within the jurisdiction of Washington. Protected healthcare services include abortion, reproductive care, and gender-affirming care."

"This case promises to be extraordinarily complex. Seattle Children’s Hospital is challenging the jurisdiction of the demands directly in a Texas state court. Regardless of what the local court decides, the claims are likely to go to the Texas Supreme Court. Given that the claims also have a time limit on them and that appeals in Texas automatically favor the attorney general due to an automatic lifting of stays in the state, Seattle Children’s Hospital workers and providers for trans patients from Texas could be under legal jeopardy. Ultimately, the case presents questions of conflicting state laws and regulation of conduct across state lines, and the implications of those laws could be dire for abortion and trans care nationwide."

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[-] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 66 points 10 months ago

They (gop) really want a civil war.

[-] Uranium3006@kbin.social 51 points 10 months ago

they do realize that if they start it and we win, we're gonna have to finish the job for good this time, right? we aren't gonna make the "ending reconstruction early" mistake twice.

[-] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 56 points 10 months ago

Sherman should have never stopped.

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 12 points 10 months ago

He should definitely have continued into the sea, and burned that, too.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

When it comes to Texas, he went in the wrong direction.

[-] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 12 points 10 months ago

I hope you're right, but I worry that the majority of Americans will want to forgive and move on.

[-] Facebones@reddthat.com 7 points 10 months ago

Ban all confederate and nazi symbols and treat anyone using them as enemy combatants, dissidents, whatever. I don't like operating in absolutes but they've shown time and time again not doing so only allows them to push everything further right into christofascist extremism.

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 14 points 10 months ago

Just let them secede. They don’t really want a fair democracy anyway, so good riddance. America will be better off without them.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Even if they won their precious civil war, in their brave new world of Jesus Trumpmerica, states still aren't going to let other states tell them what to do.

The only world in which Texas' AG has this sort of power is a world where a country that includes the Pacific Northwest is called Texas.

[-] JokeDeity@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

At this point so do I. These monsters fill me with rage on a daily basis. Let's fucking do it already, there's way more liberals than vile conservatives. I'm ready to pop a few for the betterment of our country.

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