Texas AG Ken Paxton shielded from testifying in abortion fund case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1, 2021, in Washington, D.C., before the court heard arguments in a challenge to the controversial Texas abortion law, which bans abortions after six weeks.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not have to testify in court as part of a lawsuit over whether abortion funds can help people access the procedure in states where it's still legal.U.S.
The funds, which are suing the state for protection to resume their work amid the state's newly enforced abortion bans, had argued that Paxton and his office made conflicting public statements about whether they could be prosecuted for providing help to women, and that Paxton testifying was the only way to clear up the confusion.
Paxton has tried to sidestep the lawsuit, saying his office does not have the power to bring criminal prosecutions and therefore haven't directly harmed the funds. On social media and in TV interviews and other public statements, Paxton has said he views abortions as illegal whether a Texan has one in “Denver or Dallas, in Las Cruces or Lamesa.” He's also stated that he believes pre-Roe statutes that criminalize abortion, as well as anyone who"furnishes the means," are"100% in effect."
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