shield law
noun
: a law that protects journalists from forced disclosure of confidential news sources
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The Society of Family Planning has been including data on abortions provided under shield laws in their trends for a year, and numbers have been steadily increasing.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Excluding abortions provided under shield laws, there was still a 26% increase in telehealth abortions.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
The shield laws have not yet been directly challenged in court.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
That is one of the many reasons trans Americans have fled to one of the 14 states that have enacted shield laws or executive orders protecting gender-affirming medical care.
—Nico Lang, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Excluding abortions provided under shield laws, there was still a 26% increase in telehealth abortions.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
The shield laws have not yet been directly challenged in court.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
That is one of the many reasons trans Americans have fled to one of the 14 states that have enacted shield laws or executive orders protecting gender-affirming medical care.
—Nico Lang, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Shield law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shield%20law. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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