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 patient experienced severe bleeding complications requiring hospitalization in July 2024, after which her partner discovered the medication abortion had occurred when she was nine weeks pregnant.

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.

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