New York official again rebuffs Texas judgment against doctor over abortion pills

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A county official in New York on Monday rejected for a second time efforts by Texas to enforce a $100,000 judgment against a New York doctor accused of violating Texas' ban on abortion by sending abortion pills to the state, further escalating an unprecedented interstate conflict.

Acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck in a letter to the office of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton doubled down on his March finding that New York's so-called shield law precludes the enforcement of other states' abortion bans against New Yorkers.

Paxton's office last week had asked Bruck to reconsider, arguing that he had a legal duty to enforce the judgment against New Paltz, New York-based doctor Margaret Carpenter. Bruck on Monday said Paxton's office had not presented any new information.

"While I’m not entirely sure how things work in Texas, here in New York, a rejection means the matter is closed," wrote Bruck, who is running for county clerk as a Democrat.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/york-official-again-rebuffs-texas-212802945.html

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