AL Political Reporter: “A lawsuit between Attorney General Steve Marshall and Yellowhammer Fund, an Alabama-based abortion fund, came to an end on March 31. Marshall attempted to hold that the State of Alabama could prosecute groups or individuals who help Alabama women travel to get a legal abortion out of state.
Kelsea McLain, Healthcare Access director at Yellowhammer Fund, said the decision to pause their operations came with a deep sense of frustration and injustice.
“It was very devastating to have to pause our abortion fund, especially because it just felt so unjust. It just felt like the law was being used in a really creative and not 100 percent justified way to violate and shut down our work. And we hadn’t prepared for that,” said McLain.
But U.S. District Judge Myron pointed out that applying the same argument to other situations exposes its weaknesses. Within an hour of the decision being released, Yellowhammer Fund went back to work.”