Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a new lawsuit against the Austria-based nonprofit Aid Access and two U.S. medical providers for allegedly shipping abortion medication into the state.
The suit, filed Tuesday, asks a Galveston County judge for a temporary injunction to bar the defendants from prescribing abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents or practicing in the state without a license.
The complaint targets Aid Access founder Dr. Rebecca Gomperts and California physician Dr. Remy Coeytaux, alleging violations of Texas abortion law through telehealth prescriptions and shipments of mifepristone and misoprostol, the standard medications for medication-induced abortions. Paxton’s office cited website statements indicating that the drugs could be sent to major Texas cities, along with a testimonial from a Texas woman who said the service saved her life.
Texas law requires abortions allowed under limited exceptions to be performed by a physician licensed in the state. Paxton’s office also referenced a separate case in Nueces County in which a man allegedly used abortion-inducing drugs to harm his pregnant partner, although it did not directly link the case to Aid Access.
Paxton framed the lawsuit as part of a broader effort to enforce the state’s pro-life laws, vowing to “relentlessly enforce” restrictions against Aid Access and similar organizations. The AG has previously taken legal action against Aid Access and other groups, including Her Safe Harbor and Plan C, issuing cease-and-desist letters in 2025.
