New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit Thursday against the anti-abortion group Red Rose Rescue, accusing its members of repeatedly blocking the entrance to the clinic and accusing reproductive health providers and the people they serve. We are on a mission to terrorize our patients.” ”
“Only we have the right to make decisions about our bodies, not anti-selective legislators or bigoted zealots. We will not tolerate harassment or abusive language,” James said. Said said in a press release announcing the lawsuit. “Don’t get me wrong, abortion is medical care. As the Attorney General of New York, I will continue to defend the legal right of everyone to safe access to medical care.”
James is trying to ban members of the Red Rose Rescue Group from coming within 30 feet of a reproductive health facility in New York State. She is also seeking civil fines and damages.
In the lawsuit, Mr. James said that despite the fact that members of the Red Rose Rescue Group have been arrested and convicted numerous times, some of whom are currently in prison, the “Red Rose He claimed to have publicly stated that he had no intention of canceling the “Rescue” mission.
“Criminal trespassing into reproductive health facilities is not ancillary to the activities of members of Red Rose Rescue, but rather the core mission of their group, as they explain in their mission statement. ‘” James wrote in the lawsuit, later quoting from a statement, “’During the Red Rose rescue effort, an anti-abortion team entered the actual site where abortions were being performed and did not leave.’ It must be taken.”
James specifically cited three clinics, two in Nassau County and one in Westchester County, where members of anti-abortion groups “break into” clinics or where patients are treated in other ways. It is said that it interfered with that.
Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, applauded the Attorney General’s move.
“Federal and New York law prohibits anti-abortion extremists from interfering with patient access to reproductive health care. @NewYorkStateAG We are taking action to stop the hateful, destructive and criminal misconduct of Red Rose Rescue and protect the right to abortion care,” he said. I have written.
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