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- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Debra Lynch, a Delaware nurse practitioner, for allegedly prescribing and mailing abortion pills to Texas women.
- The case reflects a broader Republican effort to restrict abortion drugs such as mifepristone, used in 60% of U.S. abortions, and tests shield laws protecting providers from out-of-state prosecutions.
- Lynch's telemedicine service, Her Safe Harbor, claims to provide abortion pills nationwide.
