More than a dozen Republican-led states are urging Congress to ban abortion shield laws, pieces of legislation passed in states where abortion is legal that protect abortion providers from liability for violating anti-abortion laws in other states.

A total of 15 GOP attorneys general signed and sent a letter to congressional leadership this week requesting that federal action be taken to preempt abortion shield laws, arguing that they interfere with states’ ability to enforce criminal laws.

The attorneys general also argue in their letter that the laws conflict with the constitution’s “full faith and credit clause” as well as its........

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