Ken Paxton Wants to Implement Texas' Abortion Ban...in Europe

"The idea that [mifepristone is] unapproved medications, this is a black market, that is all smoke and mirrors, trying to make what people do to access care when that care is difficult to access in a broken health care system; seem as though it is some sort of vast criminal conspiracy when it is just simply not."

"On February 24, Paxton sued Austria-based Aid Access, California-based Dr. Remy Coeytaux, and Netherlands-based Dr. Rebecca Gomberts for running "an international abortion-by-mail enterprise that illegally ships abortion-inducing drugs into Texas," dramatically alleging they run an "illegal operation." Translation: they serve the thousands of Americans who receive life-saving care through telehealth abortions, which accounted for 27% of abortions for the first half of 2025."

"While I'm not entirely sure how things work in Texas, here in New York, a rejection means the matter is closed."

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Austria-based Aid Access, California-based Dr. Remy Coeytaux, and Netherlands-based Dr. Rebecca Gomberts for operating an international abortion-by-mail service that ships medication into Texas. Telehealth abortions account for 27% of all abortions in the first half of 2025. Legal experts characterize Paxton's characterization of mifepristone as unapproved medication and the operation as a criminal conspiracy as misleading, noting these providers serve Americans accessing care through a broken healthcare system. This represents Paxton's fourth major lawsuit targeting abortion medication providers. Previous attempts against Delaware and New York-based providers failed, with one New York county clerk rejecting his filing and noting that rejections close matters. Texas restricted mail-order abortion pills in 2021 and further enforced restrictions in December through legislation allowing private citizens to sue providers.

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