Sacramento, California– This week, a man accused a California doctor of violating Texas’ anti-abortion policies while administering tests New law In the GOP-led state, it allows private citizens to sue abortion pill providers for mailing the medication.
The lawsuit follows last month’s case in Louisiana, a state also led by Republicans Paid for delivery Dr. Remy Cueto, who resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, accuses him of sending abortion pills illegally. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said in January Louisiana’s attempt blocked To punish the doctor.
Texas and Louisiana have some Strict anti-abortion laws In the country, while California aims to Protecting abortion providers From criminal prosecution for treating patients outside the country.
The Texas lawsuit, filed Sunday by a man named Jerry Rodriguez, accuses Quitao of violating a Texas law that prohibits anyone from providing abortion drugs to a pregnant woman.
The suit says Rodriguez was dating a woman who became pregnant with his child. The woman’s estranged husband then ordered abortion medication from Coeytaux, which she used to terminate her pregnancy, the report said. The lawsuit accuses Coeytaux of wrongful death and seeks $100,000 in damages.
Cueto may be the first doctor to be sued under a Texas law that allows private citizens to file lawsuits over the issue, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights, a legal group defending him.
“Texas officials were already hounding doctors beyond their borders, and now they’ve incentivized ordinary citizens to get involved,” Nancy Northup, the center’s president and CEO, said in a statement.