Texas, Louisiana Telehealth Abortion Cases Could Set Up Court Challenge To New York Shield Law

Texas’ civil case alleging a New York doctor illegally prescribed mifepristone and misoprostol via telehealth to Texas patients could balloon into a challenge on New York’s shield law that would likely need to be resolved at the Supreme Court, three experts explained to Inside TeleHealth . A criminal indictment in Louisiana alleging the same New York doctor illegally prescribed abortion medication via telehealth could also morph into a challenge to New York’s shield law, the Associated Press reported on...