New York Court Rejects Texas Judgment Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills

A New York clerk cited the state's shield law to block Texas' attempt to enforce a $113,000 penalty against Dr. Margaret Carpenter, intensifying the interstate legal battle over abortion access.

New York's shield law was invoked to deny Texas' motion to enforce a default judgment against Dr. Margaret Carpenter for prescribing abortion pills via telemedicine.
The judgment, issued by a Texas court, demanded Carpenter pay $113,000 and cease prescribing abortion medication to Texas residents.
New York Attorney General Letitia James affirmed the state's commitment to protecting abortion providers from out-of-state legal actions under its shield law.
Dr. Carpenter is also facing criminal charges in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pills to a teenager, marking the first such indictment against a shield-law abortion provider.
The case underscores the growing conflict between states with restrictive abortion laws and those with protective shield laws, as medication abortion and telemedicine remain central to the post-Roe legal landscape.