"Rodriguez claims in the lawsuit, which alleges wrongful death, that the pills were ordered by his girlfriend's estranged husband who then pressured her to take them to end the pregnancies. Attorney Jonathan Mitchell, who is representing Rodriguez, filed an amended complaint seeking an injunction to bar Coeytaux from mailing pills into Texas under House Bill 7, which allows private citizens to sue anyone who "manufactures, distributes, mails, transports, delivers, prescribes, or provides" abortion pills to Texans."
"The law allows private citizens to sue doctors to collect damages for pills sent after the law took effect and seek an injunction against anyone who intends to distribute such pills in Texas. The Texas law, known as the Woman and Child Protection Act, took effect in December and immediately drew criticism from Democratic lawmakers and activists who raised concerns that the bill attempts to override other state's abortion laws since it would primarily target out-of-state providers."
A California doctor became the first physician sued under a new Texas law that permits private citizens to pursue civil action against providers who mail abortion medication to Texans. The lawsuit alleges that San Francisco Bay Area doctor Remy Coeytaux mailed abortion-inducing drugs to a woman on two occasions, once in 2024 and again in early 2025, and alleges wrongful death. The complaint states the pills were ordered by the woman's estranged husband, who pressured her to take them. Attorney Jonathan Mitchell amended the filing seeking an injunction under House Bill 7 and damages for pills sent after the law took effect.
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