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Texas judge fines New York doctor for mailing abortion pills to patient in Texas (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 6 days ago by MicroWave to c/health

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A Texas judge fined Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter, a New York physician, over $100,000 and ordered her to stop prescribing abortion pills to Texas patients, challenging state “shield laws” protecting abortion providers.

The lawsuit, filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, follows complaints from an anti-abortion group.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul refused Louisiana’s request to extradite Carpenter in a related case.

With Texas challenging shield laws and Louisiana pursuing criminal charges, experts believe the legal battle could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

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[–] disguy_ovahea 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Precedent can be such an absurd way to determine future rulings of law. This bullshit is only law because some prudes got bent over some guy mailing porn mags and dildos 150 years ago.

[–] thesohoriots 4 points 6 days ago

Splintery!