California Doctor Accused of Violating Texas’ Anti-Abortion Laws by Providing Woman with Abortion Medication

A man this week accused a California doctor of violating Texas’ anti-abortion policies, testing a new law in the GOP-led state allowing private citizens to sue abortion pill providers for mailing the medication.

The lawsuit comes after Louisiana, also a Republican-led state, last month pushed to extradite Dr. Rémy Coeytaux, who is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, accusing him of illegally mailing abortion pills. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said in January he blocked Louisiana’s attempt to punish the doctor.

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