Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against New York doctor Margaret Carpenter for allegedly prescribing abortion drugs to a woman in Texas, violating state law. The woman took the medication when nine weeks pregnant, leading to severe bleeding, prompting Paxton to seek civil penalties and a court order against Carpenter for practicing without a Texas license. The lawsuit tests legal protections post-Roe v. Wade, as Texas prohibits mail-order abortion drugs, while New York shields providers from out-of-state prosecutions.
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Lawmaker urges prison workers to tell her about immigrants
State Sen. Terri Bryant of Murphysboro is encouraging Illinois Department of Corrections employees to secretly provide her with information on undocumented immigrants in state prisons so she can pass it on to federal immigration authorities, despite the state's sanctuary law. Bryant's messages come after President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration and she insists she will protect the identity of the employees who share the information. Civil liberties groups have raised concerns that Bryant is encouraging...
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