Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Aid Access GmbH, Aid Access B.V., Dutch physician Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, and California physician Dr. Remy Coeytaux over the operation of an international abortion-by-mail service that allegedly ships abortion-inducing drugs into Texas in violation of state law.
According to the lawsuit, Aid Access openly advertises on its website that it provides abortion services to all 50 U.S. states, including Texas, and ships medications to cities such as Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and El Paso. The organization claims to have facilitated over 200,000 abortions nationwide since 2018.
Paxton’s office highlighted that these shipments have had real-world consequences, citing a 2025 incident in Nueces County where a man allegedly used abortion-inducing drugs obtained from an out-of-state provider to poison his girlfriend, resulting in the death of their unborn child.
“Every unborn child is a life worth protecting, and Texas law reflects that fundamental truth,” Paxton said. “Radicals sending abortion-inducing drugs into our state will be held accountable. My office will defend the lives of the unborn and relentlessly enforce our state’s pro-life laws against Aid Access and other radicals like it.”
This follows a similar lawsuit Paxton filed in January 2026 against a Delaware-based nurse practitioner over comparable actions. The suit seeks a temporary injunction to stop Aid Access and the physicians from providing abortion medication to Texans or practicing in the state without a license.
