R.I.’s new ‘shield law’ protecting providers of abortions, gender-affirming care

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POWER OF THE PEN: Gov. Daniel J. McKee, sitting, signs Rhode Island’s “shield law” that protects health care providers who provide reproductive and transgender care to patients from states where those services are illegal. The signing took place in June and was attended by health care professionals and state legislators. 
COURTESY RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL SOCIETY
POWER OF THE PEN: Gov. Daniel J. McKee, sitting, signs Rhode Island’s “shield law” that protects health care providers who provide reproductive and transgender care to patients from states where those services are illegal. The signing took place in June and was attended by health care professionals and state legislators. 
COURTESY RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL SOCIETY

Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, some health care providers have been on edge about offering reproductive health care. With the federal protection removed, many states began passing laws restricting access to abortions and criminalizing the activities of those who provide or

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