Texas Judge Orders New York Doctor to Cease Abortion Pill Prescriptions Amid Legal Challenge

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A Texas judge has mandated that Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter, a physician based in New Paltz, New York, stop prescribing and mailing abortion pills to Texas patients, escalating a legal battle over the state's "shield laws." Judge Bryan Gantt of Collin County District Court has imposed a penalty exceeding $100,000 on Carpenter, as announced in a ruling made on February 14, 2025. The lawsuit, filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, also suggests a potential challenge to these protective laws, created post-Roe v. Wade, according to reports from The Guardian.

The case arose after Carpenter allegedly provided abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol to a 20-year-old patient. Following an emergency room visit, the woman faced scrutiny from the biological father, who lodged a complaint. New York Governor Kathy Hochul stated that her state will not honor an extradition request from Louisiana regarding a separate case against Carpenter, emphasizing New York's commitment to safeguarding reproductive health providers.

According to the University of California, Los Angeles, over 40,000 individuals in states with abortion bans received pills from medical providers over the last five months of 2023.

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