Attorney General Ken Paxton today released the following statement after the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit agreed to review the Texas case to defund Planned Parenthood:
"I'm pleased that the full 5th Circuit will take up this case, and I'm hopeful for a definitive ruling that Planned Parenthood cannot challenge the state's decision to remove it from the Texas Medicaid program as a result of its unethical actions."
The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) filed a Notice of Accelerated Interlocutory Appeal directly to the Texas Supreme Court in Zurawski, et al. v. State of Texas, et al. under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 6.001(b) and Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 29.1(b).
On June 24, the Office of the Attorney General observes Sanctity of Life Day to honor and commemorate the tens of millions of lives lost to abortions.
Attorney General Paxton sent a multistate letter to Carelon, which provides tele-health and tele-pharmacy services, thanking it for not announcing its intention to unlawfully distribute abortion pills and reminding the company of its obligations under state and federal law.