Texas Sues Delaware Nurse Practitioner for Mailing Abortion Pills to the State

January 29, 2026

Unlabeled pill bottles in a pharmacy

(New York Times) – The case is the latest action taken by a state with an abortion ban against providers in states that support abortion rights.

The attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton, has filed a lawsuit against a Delaware abortion provider, the latest in a string of actions Texas and other states with abortion bans have taken against medical professionals who mail abortion pills from states that support abortion rights.

The lawsuit accuses Debra Lynch, a nurse practitioner who operates the telehealth service Her Safe Harbor, based in Delaware, of prescribing and shipping abortion pills to residents of Texas in violation of that state’s abortion ban. (Read More)