Attorney General Ken Paxton Responds to Travis County TRO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 7, 2023

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Attorney General Ken Paxton Responds to Travis County TRO

AUSTIN ? The Temporary Restraining Order (?TRO?) granted by the Travis County district judge purporting to allow an abortion to proceed will not insulate hospitals, doctors, or anyone else, from civil and criminal liability for violating Texas? abortion laws. This includes first degree felony prosecutions, Tex. Health & Safety Code ? 170A.004, and civil penalties of not less than $100,000 for each violation, Tex. Health & Safety Code ?? 170A.005, 171.207-211. And, while the TRO purports to temporarily enjoin actions brought by the OAG and TMB against Dr. Karsan and her staff, it does not enjoin actions brought by private citizens. Tex. Health & Safety Code ? ??171.207. Nor does it prohibit a district or county attorney from enforcing Texas? pre-Roe abortion laws against Dr. Karsan or anyone else. The TRO will expire long before the statute of limitations for violating Texas? abortion laws expires.

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