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Texas Sues N.Y. Abortion Provider For Mailing Pills Into State
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Texas filed a civil lawsuit Friday against a doctor in New York who mailed abortion pills to a Texas patient, threatening a key way patients in states with abortion bans have maintained abortion access and marking a new escalation in anti-abortion advocates’ legal fight as they reportedly ramp up their efforts in the wake of Donald Trump’s election.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit in state court against New York physician Margaret Daley Carpenter, who co-founded the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine.
The lawsuit alleges Carpenter violated state law by treating a Texas patient despite not being allowed to practice medicine in the state, as well as violating the state’s abortion ban that prohibits providing any abortion-inducing drugs.
The civil lawsuit asks for the court to bar Carpenter from treating any other patients in Texas, as well as force her to pay at least $10,000 in damages.
Carpenter is protected legally in New York, where the state passed a law shielding abortion providers who help patients in states with abortion bans—which won’t get her out of the Texas lawsuit, but does mean the state wouldn’t go after her medical license if she’s found liable in Texas or be obligated to cooperate with Texas authorities in any way.
New York’s law also allows her to file a lawsuit against Texas in order to recoup any costs associated with the state’s lawsuit, setting up the possibility of dual competing lawsuits over both states’ abortion laws.
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Texas hosting Utah transfer P Jack Bouwmeester on Thursday
A No. 122 ranking in yards per punt thanks to the struggles of freshman Michael Kern and sophomore Ian Ratliff has the Texas Longhorns in pursuit of an upgrade from the NCAA transfer portal with special teams coordinator Jeff Banks hosting Utah Utes transfer Jack Bouwmeester on Thursday.
The 6’3, 197-pounder has one season of eligibility remaining. A product of ProKick Australia, Bouwmeester has a background in Australian Rules Football and in cricket, initially signing with Michigan State as a member of the 2019 recruiting class and spending two years in East Lansing without seeing the field.
After transferring to Utah, Bouwmeester earned the starting job in 2022, but, like Kern, had an adjustment period, averaging 39.7 yards per punt before blossoming into a standout performer in 2023, leading Pac-12 and ranking No. 16 nationally with 45.5 yards per punt. Bouwmeester earned recognition as a Ray Guy award finalist that season with the help of 19 punts of 50-plus yards.
In 2024, Bouwmeester continued punting at a high level, averaging 44.7 yards per punt during the regular season to lead the Big 12 with 13 punts of 50-plus yards.
Bouwmeester also has experience as a holder on field goals and point-after attempts.
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