New Texas attorney general says he'll stop suing doctors mailing abortion pills
Nathan Johnson says Texas will stop pursuing out-of-state doctors, ending a tactic critics say chilled access to mailed abortion medication.
- On Tuesday, Texas attorney general-elect Nathan Johnson announced he will stop suing out-of-state doctors who mail abortion medication to patients in Texas, reversing the practice of Ken Paxton.
- Paxton, who held the role before running for Senate, previously used legal actions to prevent Texans from obtaining abortion pills, chilling providers across the state.
- Johnson stated he will not pursue the "judicially absurd position that Texas law has extra territorial effect," acknowledging other states' "so-called shield laws" protect physicians.
- While this policy shift removes a significant barrier, Democrats cannot repeal the abortion ban anytime soon, as the procedure remains virtually impossible to access within Texas.
- Freeborn stated, "We're going for the most unapologetic vision of abortion access," noting her group is prepared for a long fight to reverse the state's abortion restrictions.
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New Texas attorney general says he'll stop suing doctors mailing abortion pills
Texas Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson, a Democrat, says he will end the state’s practice of suing out-of-state doctors who prescribe and mail abortion medication to Texas patients, marking a stark departure from the enforcement strategy of outgoing Attorney General Ken Paxton. Johnson’s announcement follows a historic blue wave in the Lone Star State, where voters […]
Texas’ incoming AG vows to end Ken Paxton’s ‘instrument of persecution’
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Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson says he won’t sue out-of-state doctors who mail abortion pills to Texas
Current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued multiple out-of-state doctors for illegally mailing abortion pills, which abortion advocates say has chilled access.
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