TEXAS – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Debra Lynch, a Delaware-based nurse practitioner who runs Her Safe Harbor, an organization accused of shipping abortion-inducing drugs into Texas in violation of state law.
According to the lawsuit, Her Safe Harbor routinely sends mifepristone and misoprostol across state lines. The organization advertises abortion pills by mail and promises delivery to Texas within days.
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Lynch reportedly acknowledged that she and her staff “mail a lot [of abortion drugs] to Texas,” mentioning cities including Houston, Tomball, Fulshear, Beaumont, El Paso and other major cities.
The legal action comes after two recent cases in Texas in which abortion drugs were misused.
One lawsuit alleges that a man obtained the drugs illegally and used them to secretly poison his girlfriend, causing the loss of her unborn child and hospitalization.
“The day of reckoning for this radical out-of-state abortion drug trafficker is here,” Paxton said. “No one, regardless of where they live, will be freely allowed to aid in the murder of unborn children in Texas.”
Paxton has also taken action against Plan C and Coeytaux, ordering all three organizations to immediately stop promoting, selling, or shipping abortion drugs to Texas residents. Failure to comply could result in lawsuits and civil penalties of at least $100,000 per violation.
The lawsuits cite potential violations of both state and federal law, including the Human Life Protection Act and the federal Comstock Act.
Paxton emphasized that Texas will continue enforcing these laws against out-of-state entities facilitating abortion drug shipments.
For those who want the full details, the official letters are available here: Plan C, Her Safe Harbor, Coeytaux.