Texas judge fines NY doctor for prescribing abortion pills to woman near Dallas

New Abortion Battle Opening Up Over State Shield Laws

The national abortion battle is moving to a new front, and it’s one that stretches across state lines. A telemedicine abortion provider in New York has thrust the state’s abortion shield law into the spotlight, setting the stage for an unprecedented state-against-state clash on one of the nation’s  most divisive issues. Dr. Maggie Carpenter of New Paltz, New York, was fined in Texas and charged in Louisiana for providing abortion pills to patien…

Texas Judge Fines New York Doc for Prescribing Abortion Pills to Dallas-Area Woman

(MedPage Today) -- A Texas judge on Thursday ordered a New York doctor to pay more than $100,000 in penalties

TX Judge Fines NY Dr. over Remote Abortion Care as Gov. Hochul Rejects Louisiana Order to Extradite Her

A Texas judge ordered New York doctor Margaret Carpenter to stop prescribing and sending abortion pills to Texas patients and fined her $100,000. The case is expected to make its way to the Supreme Court, in what would be a major test to shield laws that protect abortion providers nationwide. Meanwhile, New York Governor Kathy Hochul rejected an extradition request from Louisiana’s attorney general for the same doctor, citing New York’s shield l…

New York doctor is fined in Texas, charged in Louisiana over abortion pills

Texas didn’t bring criminal charges against Dr. Maggie Carpenter for allegedly prescribing abortion pills to a pregnant minor.

Attacks on Shield Laws Ramp Up as NY Doctor Fined $100,000 for Providing Abortion in Texas

Republican-controlled states ramp up testing of abortion rights shield laws with fines and extradition orders for providers. Abortion access under threat.

Abortion Shield Laws Under Threat

Yesterday a judge in Collin County ruled that a New York doctor must cease prescribing and sending abortion medication to patients in Texas. He also fined the New York-based physician over $100,000. The judgment stemmed from a civil lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in December after a woman in North Texas received abortion pills through a telehealth service based out of New York. Paxton’s lawsuit, and this subsequent ruling, ar…