Texas AG Sues NY Doctor Over Abortion Pills

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Dec 16, 2024

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The Facts

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing New York doctor Margaret Daley Carpenter for prescribing abortion pills via telemedicine to a 20-year-old Texas woman in violation of state law.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Collin County, seeks up to $250K in damages and claims Carpenter violated Texas law by practicing medicine without a state license and providing abortion-inducing drugs through telehealth.

The Spin

Republican narrative

Cases like this — where a mother needed medical attention after the mail-order abortion industry helped her attempt to end a pregnancy — are the reasons Texas' law exists and is so all-encompassing. No out-of-state abortion provider should have the right to violate Texas' laws and put a Texas resident's life at risk. Carpenter should face the consequences.

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Democratic narrative

This suit is unconstitutional because it attempts to force one state's law on another state — in complete conflict with federalism. While the pro-life movement said it wanted states to determine their own abortion laws, clearly it won't rest until it's forced its draconian, controlling ways on every state. Pro-choice subscribers must continue to fight against this.