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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    New legal battleground: TX sues NY doctor for violating abortion pill law

    Texas sued a New York doctor who prescribed and sent abortion pills to a woman in a Dallas suburb.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 16, 2024 • 1 min read

    Texas sued a New York doctor who prescribed and sent abortion pills to a woman in a Dallas suburb. Texas has a near-total ban on abortion, but New York law protects doctors from lawsuits or prosecution if they send abortion medication across state lines.

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    Abortion lawsuit, musician Kim Deal, staff holiday film picks
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    2. 12:31Kim Deal on solo album, losing her mom, and collaborator Steve Albini
    3. 33:38‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ ‘Die Hard’: Press Play staff holiday film picks
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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Abortion lawsuit, musician Kim Deal, staff holiday film picks
    1. 0:00New legal battleground: TX sues NY doctor for violating abortion pill lawYou’re reading this
    2. 12:31Kim Deal on solo album, losing her mom, and collaborator Steve Albini
    3. 33:38‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ ‘Die Hard’: Press Play staff holiday film picks
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