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TomSlick

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5. Sorta.

Reply to docgee (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 6, 2022, 08:35 PM

Jul 2022

What it says is that someone traveling from Illinois to Texas is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a Texas resident.

The best argument that a Texas resident may travel to Illinois for an abortion without violating Texas law is based on the commerce clause. When SCOTUS was a real judicial body, I would have been confident that medical treatment was "commerce" and Texas could not prohibit a resident from traveling to another state for medical care.

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ThePrivileges and Immunities Clause(U.S. Constitution,Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1, [View all] Smackdown2019 Jul 2022 OP

Very interesting argument. CanonRay Jul 2022 #1

However, current SCOTUS just ignores... dchill Jul 2022 #2

I think it says the opposite. docgee Jul 2022 #3

Same here. Raven123 Jul 2022 #4

Sorta. TomSlick Jul 2022 #5

What about jurisdiction? docgee Jul 2022 #7

A really difficult question. TomSlick Jul 2022 #8

Works both ways Smackdown2019 Jul 2022 #6

The problem is that by the time a case got anywhere in the courts, it would be too late. TomSlick Jul 2022 #9

Nah JimPJ Jul 2022 #10