That goes to whether the regulation is permissible or not. We are talking about how to characterize the regulation. Regulating one’s own citizens while they are traveling elsewhere is different than trying to regulate a different state.
I don't know what hair you're trying to split here, but the gymnastics are getting even more imporessive.
> Regulating one’s own citizens while they are traveling elsewhere is different than trying to regulate a different state.
Missouri's law, for example, would allow Missouri citizens to sue out-of-state physicians who perform an abortion on a Missourian but have never lived, set foot in, or done business in Missouri.
Looking forward to the incoming sequence of twists and flips.
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