Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton escalated a brewing conflict between Texas and New York’s abortion laws.
On Monday, Paxton announced he filed legal action against New York Acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck for refusing to enforce a $100,000 penalty against Dr. Margaret Carpenter. In February, a Texas district court ruled in favor of the state of Texas over Carpenter after she failed to file a response to Paxton’s complaint. However, Bruck refused to enforce the judgement against the Ulster County resident.
“In accordance with the New York State Shield Law, I have refused this filing and will refuse any similar filings that may come to our office. Since this decision is likely to result in further litigation, I must refrain from discussing specific details about the situation,” Bruck said in a prepared statement at the time.
“Dr. Carpenter is a radical abortionist who must face justice, not get legal protection from New York liberals intent on ending the lives of as many unborn children as they can,” said Attorney General Paxton in a press release. “No matter where they reside, pro-abortion extremists who send drugs designed to kill the unborn into Texas will face the full force of our state’s pro-life laws.”
New York vs. Texas
In 2023, New York passed a ‘Shield Law’ to protect their medical providers providing gender-affirming and reproductive care.
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