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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James is filing to intervene in Texas' ongoing fight against the state after a New York doctor prescribed abortion pills to a Texas resident.

James' decision to intervene comes in response to a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after a New York county court clerk refused to enforce a $100,000 judgment against Dr. Maggie Carpenter for prescribing abortion pills to a 20-year-old Collin County woman.

The case is a challenge to New York shield laws, which protect providers and patients by preventing state and local from helping with out-of-state prosecutions for abortion or gender-affirming care.

What they're saying:

"I am stepping in to defend the integrity of our laws and our courts against this blatant overreach,

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