Whoa, wait a minute. He voted for a FEDERAL Bill banning anyone transporting an under-aged girl across a state line to have an abortion..and you consider that a Federalist position? The Federalist position is letting STATES make laws banning such transport. Or do you consider it “Interstate Commerce?”
it sure is interstate commerce. Abortion isn’t free.
Did you miss the part where YOU typed "crossing state lines"?
The Federalist position is letting STATES make laws banning such transport.
States cannot forbid people from leaving the state to do something that is legal in another state. Otherwise, driving to Nevada for a quick romp at the Bunny Ranch would be impossible. It would also be illegal to go to another state to marry someone younger than you can in your own state (13 in some states, 17+ in others, if I recall correctly... and parental permission also factors into the age calculations).