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New York doctor sued for prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman via telehealth

Name: New York doctor sued for prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman via telehealth
Uploaded: 2024-12-16T10:31:00-0500
Duration: 4 min 4 s
Description: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a doctor from New Paltz, New York, for prescribing abortion pills to a woman in his state, where there is a near-total ban on the procedure. In New York, doctors are shielded from out-of-state prosecution. CBS News correspondent Jason Allen has more.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a doctor from New Paltz, New York, for prescribing abortion pills to a woman in his state, where there is a near-total ban on the procedure. In New York, doctors are shielded from out-of-state prosecution. CBS News correspondent Jason Allen has more.