Texas sues New York official for refusing to take action against abortion provider
Action tees up a state v state battle involving the mailing of abortion pills that’s expected to go to the US supreme court Read more at The Guardian
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Telehealth abortion access could be challenged nationwide in new lawsuit
A Texas man is suing a California doctor over his girlfriend’s alleged abortion across state lines — the latest in a string of cases meant to test the laws that have helped people get care. Read more at 19th News
Texas man sues doctor for allegedly supplying abortion pills to girlfriend
Wrongful death suit alleges that California doctor mailed the pills to Texas, where virtually all abortions are outlawed Read more at The Guardian
States move to keep doctors’ names off of abortion pill prescription labels
“If an abusive partner were to find a package of abortion pills in the trash can, if it says Dr. XYZ, already you have someone to name in a lawsuit,” said Greer Donley, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh who has advised state lawmakers on crafting shield laws. “If it doesn’t have it, … Read more
Louisiana investigates New York doctor for allegedly mailing abortion pills
Louisiana is investigating a New York doctor over accusations that she mailed abortion pills into the state, Liz Murrill, the state attorney general, said on Monday. The case marks the second investigation into the doctor, Margaret Carpenter, whom Louisiana had indicted earlier this year for allegedly prescribing abortions pills via telehealth to a Louisiana resident. … Read more
Thousands of people still get abortions in states with bans. This Texas bill aims to stop it.
The bill’s backers have said they intend to target the medical professionals mailing abortion pills, which could provide a blueprint for other states. Read more at 19th News
A new Texas bill is coming after online abortion pills
If passed and signed into law, the measure would introduce civil liabilities for distributors of abortion pills and create a civil liability for “the wrongful death of an unborn child” as a result of taking the medications — and empower the “biological father of the unborn child” to file those civil lawsuits. It would also … Read more
Louisiana woman pleads not guilty to a felony in historic abortion case
The woman’s arraignment is part of a cross-state legal battle that involves what may be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state, putting Louisiana’s near-total abortion ban in tension with New York’s shield laws. Read more at NBC News
Key court hearing as Alabama threatens prosecutions over abortion support
Now, experts worry that a victory for Alabama could serve as a green light for other states’ efforts to attack people who want to end their pregnancies but live in states that ban abortion. Read more at The Guardian
Abortion pill manufacturer asks to join suit that could rewrite US abortion access
GenBioPro seeks to defend access to mifepristone in suit brought by attorneys general of Idaho, Missouri and Kansas Read more at The Guardian