Texas man sues California doctor for allegedly sending abortion pills to state

A Texas man, Jerry Rodriguez, has sued a California doctor, Remy Coeytaux, under a recently enacted state statute that allows private individuals to file civil lawsuits against providers who mail abortion medication into Texas. The lawsuit alleges that Coeytaux mailed abortion pills to Rodriguez's girlfriend twice, in 2024 and early 2025, in violation of the Texas law that imposes penalties of at least $100,000 on providers who mail pills into the state. Rodriguez is seeking $100,000 in damages for wrongful death and also wants Coeytaux prohibited from prescribing or providing abortion-inducing drugs in Texas. The case follows a separate move by Louisiana to extradite Coeytaux, which California's governor has refused. House Bill 7, enacted in December, allows private citizens to sue providers who distribute abortion pills in Texas. Rodriguez is represented by lawyer Jonathan Mitchell, one of the architects of the Texas abortion ban.

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