A New York doctor has been ordered to pay $100,000 in fines after she prescribed abortion pills to a 20-year-old Texas woman.

A New York doctor’s alleged decision to send abortion pills to patients in Texas and Louisiana has pitted the Empire State’s ...

The doctor in New York has also been subject to a Texas civil suit for prescribing abortion medication to a patient in that state by telemedicine.

The case is set to test states' conflicting abortion laws, a battle that could rise to the U.S. Supreme Court.

"Protecting the life of the mother is of paramount importance... any doctor who fails to do that is actually violating their ...

Carpenter was sued in December by the Texas attorney ... Under the law, physicians convicted of performing an illegal abortion, including one with pills, face up to 15 years in prison, $200,000 in ...

Carpenter, a doctor and co-founder of the New York nonprofit the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine (ACT) was also sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last year for allegedly prescribing ...

Several said they wanted more outreach from the state health agency and the managed care organizations, like a flyer or training for doctors. “The state could do a lot more in that area,” said Helen ...

“The state could do a lot more in that area,” said Helen Kent Davis, a senior policy advisor to the Texas Academy of Family Physicians. “They've tried, to the extent that there's funding for ...

President Trump calls India’s prime minister a ‘great friend’ but warns of higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goods. On Feb. 13, at 2:30 a.m., the Shreveport Police Department responded to a vehicle ...

Fall in love, but don't fall for scams this Valentine's Day! Jo Ann Deal with the Better Business Bureau shares what scams to look out for ahead of the holiday. The Center for Children and ...

As a local physician heads to trial, accused of online solicitation of a minor, his defense team tried and failed on Tuesday to get some evidence tossed out. Dr. Anthony Michael Martinez, 47, was ...