Texas is suing a New York doctor for allegedly shipping abortion pills to women in the state, resulting in the death of a fetus and severe complications for the mother, according to state Attorney General Ken Paxton. revealed. announced.
lawsuit blame Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter, a New York state physician and founder of the Telemedicine Abortion Coalition, bans mailing abortion pills or prescribing drugs via telemedicine without a valid Texas ID. Illegal supply of abortion pills to women in Collin County, in violation of state prohibition. Medical license.
“In this case, an out-of-state doctor violated the law and caused serious harm to this patient,” Paxton said in a statement. “This doctor prescribed an unauthorized abortion-inducing drug via telemedicine, resulting in the patient being hospitalized with severe complications. In Texas, we value the health and lives of mothers and babies. , out-of-state doctors may not prescribe illegal and dangerous abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents.”
The case is the first to test the battle between pro-life states that restrict abortion pills and a pro-abortion state (New York) that has passed a law that legally protects doctors who send abortion pills to states that restrict abortions. This will result in a lawsuit. According to to texas tribune.
According to the complaint, a 20-year-old woman became pregnant in May 2024, but did not tell the baby's father. Although she had a healthy pregnancy, she ultimately decided she wanted to terminate the pregnancy and ordered abortion pills online through Carpenter, the complaint states.
On July 16, she asked the baby's father to take her to the hospital for “bleeding and severe bleeding,” the complaint continues. While at the hospital, the child's father was informed that the woman was nine weeks pregnant before ultimately losing the child, the complaint states.
“The fetus's biological father, knowing this information, concludes that the fetus's biological mother had intentionally concealed information about the pregnancy from him, and further concludes that the biological mother did not actually do anything to contribute to the pregnancy.” “Miscarriage or abortion of the fetus,'' the lawsuit alleges. “When my biological father returned to his residence in Collin County, [abortion drugs] From Carpenter. ”
Paxton is asking the court to enjoin Carpenter for violating Texas law and impose civil penalties of at least $100,000 for each violation.
“Unless Carpenter is bound by this court and the enforcement relief of a contempt order is available, Carpenter will continue to brazenly violate Texas law,” the complaint alleges. “As described herein, Mr. Carpenter's continued violations of Texas law are likely and imminent.”
Carpenter's organization was created after the Supreme Court overturned it. Roe vs. Wade and sent the issue of abortion back to individual states and their elected representatives. These groups support “physicians who want to become 'shield providers' by advising them on licensure, data, security, pharmacy contacts, and legality.” tribune Reported.
Carpenter also works with AidAccess, an international abortion pill provider that ships abortion pills throughout the United States. Carpenter did not respond to the magazine's request for comment.
Report: At least 40,000 women obtained abortion pills through telemedicine in states with abortion restrictions last year
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, a leading pro-life organization, celebrated the lawsuit in an emailed statement and said it hopes the lawsuit will do just that.Encourage other pro-life leaders to start canceling the mail-order abortion drug trade. ”
“Life is cheap and ‘DIY’ abortions are highly profitable for the mail-order abortion industry, which sells high-risk drugs without an in-person doctor’s visit. Thanks to the radical blue state politicians who defend them, abortionists in states like New York openly violate pro-life state protection laws, kill fetuses, and leave women in dire conditions in emergency care. All of them are sitting comfortably thousands of miles away. ” said Katie Daniel, SBA Pro-Life America Legal Director. “Thank you Attorney General Ken Paxton for taking the lead in holding accountable out-of-state abortion providers who prey on Texas unborn children and their mothers.”
Medication-induced abortions are particularly common. Accounted for By 2023, abortions will account for 63% of all abortions in the United States, up from 53% in 2020, according to the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute.
For medical abortion, mifepristone block The action of progesterone produced by the mother to nourish the pregnancy. When progesterone is blocked, the mother's endometrial lining deteriorates, cutting off blood and nutrients to the developing baby, which then dies in the mother's womb. Next, a drug called misoprostol (also called Cytotec) causes contractions and bleeding to expel the baby from the mother's womb.
The case is texas vs carpenterCollin County, Texas District Court No. 471-8943-2024.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
