Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging guidance that directed pharmacies to fill prescriptions for abortion-inducing medication, the latest in an ongoing effort to block federal efforts to protect abortion access.
Last summer, just a few weeks after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance to the nation’s 60,000 retail pharmacies, “reminding them of their obligations under federal civil rights laws.”