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NY AG will intervene in TX abortion pill access lawsuit

By The Texas Tribune  
   September 09, 2025

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday said she will intervene in a legal fight over Texas' ban on abortion pills, escalating a national showdown between states that have restricted abortion access and others that are defending practitioners who offer services to out-of-state women. Her decision came over a month after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York county clerk for refusing to file a six-figure judgment against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion drugs to a Texas woman. This continues a legal battle over shield laws that experts say will likely reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

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