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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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[-] MamboGator@lemmy.world 185 points 10 months ago

"State's rights! Unless you're a progressive state in which case fuck you, obey me!"

Just more fuel for my belief that conservatives worldwide are either suffering from major brain damage because they were exposed to too much lead and other harmful chemicals as children due to corporate deregulation, or they're just evil. Most likely a combination of both. The evil ones are at the top and the brain damaged ones keep supporting them.

Nothing conservatives say or do makes sense otherwise.

[-] wrath_of_grunge@kbin.social 69 points 10 months ago

remember when they all bitched and moaned about 'government death panels'?

like it hadn't been going on already at the insurance companies.

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 34 points 10 months ago

But if your insurance denies you, you can just come up with the millions of dollars you need yourself, so it's not a death panel! /s

[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

Government death panels bad.

Free market corporate death panels good.

[-] Voytrekk@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

I want to be able to choose my death panel in the free market!

[-] Salad_Fries@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I want (my employer) to be able to choose my death panel (without my input, based on how it affects their shareholder profits) in the free market!

Fixed it for you ;)

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

The logic there being that insurance companies have a profit incentive to not deny care.

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