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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., introduced a bill to overturn Washington, D.C.'s “shield law,” which protects abortion providers and doctors prescribing cross-sex hormones to minors from out-of-state legal action.

The D.C. law allows providers to evade accountability for sending abortion pills or cross-sex hormones into states where such practices are restricted or illegal.

Pro-life and conservative advocacy groups backing the bill say it restores states’ rights to enforce their laws and prevents D.C. from offering legal refuge to practitioners who violate them.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde sponsored a bill that would overturn legal provisions in Washington, D.C., that direct local law enforcement not to help with investigations or pr

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