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(150,546 posts) Fri Mar 28, 2025, 06:42 AM Mar 28

NY county clerk refuses to file Texas' fine for doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills

Source: AP

Updated 8:59 PM EDT, March 27, 2025

A county clerk in New York refused Thursday to file a more than $100,000 judgment from Texas against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, setting up a potential challenge to laws designed to shield abortion providers who serve patients in states with abortion bans.

A Texas judge last month ordered Dr. Margaret Carpenter, who practices north of New York City, to pay the penalty for allegedly breaking that state’s law by prescribing abortion medication via telemedicine. The Texas attorney general’s office followed up last week by asking a New York court to enforce the default civil judgment, which is $113,000 with attorney and filing fees.

The acting Ulster County clerk refused.

“In accordance with the New York State Shield Law, I have refused this filing and will refuse any similar filings that may come to our office. Since this decision is likely to result in further litigation, I must refrain from discussing specific details about the situation,” Acting Clerk Taylor Bruck said in a prepared statement. Republican Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton said he was outraged by the refusal and signaled he would take action.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pills-lawsuit-texas-new-york-carpenter-e97d5c38d9429083d03c2a7b385cbbfd

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NY county clerk refuses to file Texas' fine for doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 28 OP

Good, ignore Texas. Texas has a repressive government who has declared war against women, minorities, and the most JohnSJ Mar 28 #1

Good! Paladin Mar 28 #2

NEW YORK TO TEXAS: "DROP DEAD!" VMA131Marine Mar 28 #3

The State of Texas has no legal authority ScratchCat Mar 28 #4

That has never stopped Paxton BumRushDaShow Mar 28 #5

Long past time someone stood up to Texas. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 28 #6

PA did during the 2020 election BumRushDaShow Mar 28 #7

Shapiro will have opportunities to take even stronger stands. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 28 #8

As governor, he can do some things BumRushDaShow Mar 28 #9

While the Constitution requires according "full faith and credit" to other states' laws.... Mustellus Mar 28 #10

JohnSJ

(98,364 posts)

1. Good, ignore Texas. Texas has a repressive government who has declared war against women, minorities, and the most

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 07:08 AM

Mar 28

vulnerable people in our society.

Paladin

(30,062 posts)

2. Good!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 07:36 AM

Mar 28

Fuck you where you breathe, Paxton.

VMA131Marine

(4,941 posts)

3. NEW YORK TO TEXAS: "DROP DEAD!"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 07:39 AM

Mar 28

See what I did there?

ScratchCat

(2,649 posts)

4. The State of Texas has no legal authority

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 08:47 AM

Mar 28

To file a civil judgment based upon a Texas Law in The State of New York in an attempt to get The State of New York to enforce a Texas fine against a New York resident. Further, The State of Texas has no legal authority to tell a Doctor in another State what it can or can't prescribe to a Texas resident. The State of Texas can't pass laws covering what people in other States can do. This isn't even a grey area.

BumRushDaShow

(150,546 posts)

5. That has never stopped Paxton

Reply to ScratchCat (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 08:56 AM

Mar 28

from wasting the taxpayer money on a futile search for some imaginary "holy grail". He enjoys being a busy-body by trying to interfere in the governance of other states.