Overview
- Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a civil suit on Feb. 24 against Aid Access, founder Rebecca Gomperts, and California physician Rémy Coeytaux, alleging they prescribe and ship mifepristone and misoprostol to Texans in violation of state law.
- The complaint asks for a temporary restraining order and for temporary and permanent injunctions, along with civil penalties and attorneys’ fees, to bar any mailing of abortion drugs into Texas and to stop unlicensed medical practice.
- Texas cites the Human Life Protection Act, a statutory ban on mailing abortion‑inducing drugs to or from locations in the state, and provisions of the Texas Occupations Code on practicing medicine without a license.
- As evidence, the suit points to Aid Access website statements about serving all 50 states, Texas‑specific guidance and testimonials, and figures alleging more than 118,000 medication‑abortion pill packs distributed nationwide between July 2023 and September 2024.
- The filing references federal cases involving pills allegedly used in Texas and underscores friction with shield‑law states such as California, whose officials have rejected extradition efforts and defended providers; abortion‑rights advocates call the suit part of a broader campaign to deter access.