Letitia James will ‘step in to defend’ New York doctor accused of mailing abortion pills to Texas
The move on Monday tees up a showdown between states that ban abortion and those that protect it – one that, legal experts say, challenges fundamental constitutional issues and will likely end up in front of the US supreme court.
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Telehealth abortion could end up in front of the Supreme Court with this latest move
Supporters of the practice argue that, because the medical providers are practicing in their home states where abortion is legal they are not violating any laws. Abortion opponents say the opposite: that because the abortion ultimately occurs in a state where the procedure is banned, telehealth providers are breaking the law and must be punished accordingly.
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New York attorney general joins landmark legal battle over out-of-state abortion provider
The outcomes in Texas and Louisiana could set a precedent for how courts nationwide interpret shield laws amid growing legal challenges against them. Twenty-two states and Washington, D.C., have shield laws that offer some degree of protection for reproductive care, according to UCLA Law’s Center on Reproductive Health, Law and Policy. And eight states — including New York, California, Colorado and Maine — have passed laws that specifically protect providers from being sued for prescribing abortion pills virtually to people from other states.
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