Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues to Stop Abortionist From Illegally Mailing Abortion Pills
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing an abortionist to stop her from illegally mailing dangerous abortion pills to people in Texas.
The top state law enforcement official has filed a lawsuit Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter of Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine in New York for unlawfully mailing abortion drugs to a Texas resident. The dangerous drugs ended the life of an unborn child and caused the mother to hemorrhage and require treatment in the ER.
For practicing without a license and mailing abortion drugs, Paxton has asked the court to penalize the abortionist $100,000 for each violation of the law.
Paxton said in a press release:
“In Texas, we treasure the health and lives of mothers and babies, and this is why out-of-state doctors may not illegally and dangerously prescribe abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents.”
A leading pro-life group celebrated the news.
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SBA Pro-Life America Director of Legal Affairs Katie Daniel told LifeNews, “For the mail-order abortion industry that sells high-risk drugs without any in-person doctor visit, life is cheap and ‘DIY’ abortion highly profitable.”
Daniel continued: “Thanks to extreme blue-state politicians who shield them, abortionists in states like New York openly violate the protective laws of pro-life states, killing unborn children and sending women to the emergency room in dire condition – all while sitting comfortably thousands of miles away. We thank Attorney General Ken Paxton for leading the charge to hold out-of-state abortion businesses accountable for preying on Texas’ unborn children and their mothers. We hope his example will embolden other pro-life leaders and begin the undoing of the mail-order abortion drug racket.”
A Texas-based pro-life group also supported the lawsuit.
Texas Alliance for Life commended Paxton for taking decisive action against the New York-based abortionist who illegally sold abortion-inducing drugs to a Texas woman in violation of the Human Life Protection Act and multiple other state laws.
The Texas Human Life Protection Act protects unborn children from abortion, by surgical and chemical methods, except when medically necessary to prevent the loss of the mother’s life or health. That law empowers the Texas Attorney General to bring a lawsuit against violators for at least $100,000 per violation. Texas law further prohibits the distribution of abortion-inducing drugs through courier, delivery, or mail services and telemedicine prescriptions from out-of-state doctors who do not possess a full Texas medical license.
“This case underscores the importance of protecting the health and safety of women and unborn babies in Texas,” said Amy O’Donnell, Communications Director for Texas Alliance for Life. “When an out-of-state doctor flagrantly violates our laws and endangers women’s lives, accountability is critical. Texas’ pro-life laws exist to protect women and babies, and this lawsuit is a necessary step in defending those protections.”
Paxton’s lawsuit seeks to enjoin Dr. Carpenter from further violations of Texas law and to impose civil penalties of no less than $100,000.
“We stand with Attorney General Paxton in his efforts to hold violators of Texas’ pro-life laws accountable,” O’Donnell continued. “This is a stark reminder of the risks posed by illegally trafficking chemical abortion drugs and the importance of enforcing laws designed to safeguard women’s health and lives.”
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