US EditionKen Paxton issues cease-and-desist letters to stop abortion pill providers from doing business in Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton targets three abortion pill providers with cease-and-desist letters, citing violations of state and federal laws and warning of $100,000 civil penalties per violation.
- On Aug. 14, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent cease-and-desist letters to Her Safe Harbor, Plan C and an Aid Access affiliate demanding they stop mailing abortion-inducing drugs into Texas.
- Paxton invoked federal and state statutes, citing the 1873 Comstock Act, Texas abortion bans, and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, building on Texas's recent legislative push this month.
- The letters allege shipments involved mifepristone and misoprostol, estimating one pill business mailed over 19,000 pills annually while Her Safe Harbor facilitates 162 abortions weekly.
- Paxton warned of $100,000 civil penalties per violation and said investigations by the Texas attorney general's office could follow, building on a December 2024 lawsuit and a Texas judge's $100,000 judgment.
- The move sets up potential cross-border legal battles as named organizations haven't publicly responded, though Her Safe Harbor said the letter won't stop shipments and reported surging orders.
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Texas AG tells companies to stop mailing abortion pills to his state
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told abortion pill providers to stop sending the drug to his state, saying in cease-and-desist letters that the mailing of the abortion pill violates state and federal law.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent cease-and-desist letters to three organizations he's accused of shipping abortion drugs to women in the state in violation of state and federal laws.
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Texas AG Paxton Issues Cease/Desist Against Abortion Pill
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent cease-and-desist letters to several organizations on Wednesday, ordering them to stop the advertising, sale, and shipment of abortion-inducing drugs into the state. "Texas will not tolerate the murdering of innocent life through illegal drug trafficking," Paxton said. "These abortion drug organizations and radical activists are not above the law, and I have ordered the immediate end of this unlawful conduct…
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