Ken Paxton sues New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York doctor in December 2024 for prescribing abortion pills by telemedicine to a Texas woman, the first challenge to shield laws that Democratic-led states passed to protect such doctors.

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