Hawaii won't cooperate prosecuting abortions

Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed an executive order Tuesday that aims to prevent other states from punishing their residents who get an abortion in the islands and stop other states from sanctioning local doctors and nurses who provide such care.

Hawaii law allows abortion until a fetus would be viable outside the womb. After that, it's legal if a patient's life or health is in danger. The state legalized abortion in 1970, when it became the first in the nation to allow the procedure at a woman's request.

Democratic governors of Colorado and North Carolina in July issued executive orders to protect abortion providers and patients from extradition to states that have banned the practice.