(The Center Square) — New York Attorney General Letitia James jumped into a cross-border legal fight against her Texas counterpart over efforts to punish a New York City doctor accused of sending abortion pills to the state.

In a new court filing Monday, James announced she plans to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has been trying to get New York courts to enforce a $113,000 civil fine against Dr. Margaret Carpenter, founder of the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine. Carpenter is accused of breaking that state's law by prescribing abortion medication, mifepristone, through telemedicine.

"Texas has no authority in New York, and no power to impose its cruel abortion ban here," James, a Democrat, said in a statement. "Our shield law exists to protect N

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