"A physician based in California has become the first medical provider sued under a recently enacted Texas statute that empowers private individuals to file civil lawsuits against providers who mail abortion medication into the state. The case was brought by Jerry Rodriguez, who claims that Remy Coeytaux, a doctor practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area, violated a Texas law that allows abortion providers to face penalties of at least $100,000 if they mail pills into Texas."
"According to the complaint, Rodriguez was in a relationship with a woman who became pregnant. The filing states that the woman's estranged husband ordered abortion pills from Coeytaux, which she then used to end the pregnancy. Rodriguez is suing for wrongful death and is seeking $100,000 in damages. The legal action follows a separate move by Louisiana, another state led by Republicans, which sought Coeytaux's extradition last month."
Remy Coeytaux, a San Francisco Bay Area doctor, is the first medical provider sued under a new Texas law permitting private civil suits against those who mail abortion medication into the state. Plaintiff Jerry Rodriguez alleges Coeytaux mailed pills to end Rodriguez's girlfriend's pregnancies twice, in 2024 and early 2025, and seeks $100,000 for wrongful death plus a ban on prescribing abortion-inducing drugs in Texas. The updated suit cites House Bill 7, effective December, as the basis for damages. Louisiana previously sought Coeytaux's extradition, and California's governor said he would refuse extradition.
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