TX, LA Telehealth Abortion Cases Barrel Toward Shield Law Challenges

Two cases in Texas and Louisiana targeting the same New York doctor for prescribing abortion medication via telemedicine have edged closer to transforming into the first legal challenges to shield laws, which can offer legal protections to telehealth providers caring for patients in states where the procedure is illegal. Experts say that the forthcoming legal challenges to New York’s shield law will ultimately be resolved by the Supreme Court, which could have significant ramifications for both abortion and telehealth access...