U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says “draconian” abortion laws in Alabama and other states will backfire and impact the ability to attract talent and business to states with strict abortion laws.

Raimondo made the comments during a Sunday appearance on CNN’s State of the Union.

Near the end of the segment, anchor Dana Bash asked Raimondo about Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall assertion that the state can prosecute people who help women travel out of Alabama for abortions.

“In Alabama, one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country, the attorney general said he has the right to prosecute anyone who helps a pregnant woman travel to get an out of state abortion. As the commerce secretary, what can or should the Biden administration do to stop that?” Bash asked Raimondo.

While Raimondo said that wasn’t her area of focus as commerce secretary, she did say she was “very proud” of the Biden administration for standing up for women and women’s access to healthcare before calling the actions “wrongheaded” as they related to business.

“Businesses aren’t going to want to do business in states that are hostile to women. And so I think this is a very poor decision just from a business matter. Businesses want to do business in places where there is top talent and in places where you can get the best, most talented women to work in businesses,” said Raimondo.

“And I think they’re going to see these draconian, wrongheaded actions as it relates to reproductive healthcare are going to backfire as it relates to ability to attract talent and attract business.”

Marshall filed a motion Monday in federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the ACLU and Yellowhammer Fund, which helped fund abortions in Alabama before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the right to an abortion with its Dobbs decision.

The lawsuit, filed July 31, alleged Marshall violated the right to free speech when he said that individuals could be charged with conspiracy for helping women get abortions in other states.