# Johnson stops suing out-of-state abortion pill providers

> Texas attorney general-elect Nathan Johnson ends lawsuits against out-of-state abortion pill providers.
- Title: Johnson stops suing out-of-state abortion pill providers
- Summary: Texas attorney general-elect Nathan Johnson ends lawsuits against out-of-state abortion pill providers.
- Keywords: nathan johnson, texas, abortion, seahawks, democrats, gina hinojosa, ken paxton, thrive texas families, texas health and human services commissi, stephanie muth, texas medical board, raven e freeborn
- Source: Texastribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17515637/texas-abortion-ban-democrats-nathan-johnson-gina-hinojosa
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- Topics: nathan johnson, texas, abortion, seahawks, democrats, gina hinojosa, ken paxton, thrive texas families, texas health and human services commissi, stephanie muth, texas medical board, raven e freeborn
## Johnson's new stance
Texas attorney general-elect Nathan Johnson says he will not sue doctors in other states for sending abortion medication to Texas patients.

> I will not pursue the judicially absurd position that Texas law has extra territorial effect
## Ending enforcement tool
Johnson ends a four-year practice of suing out-of-state providers under former attorney general Ken Paxton.
## Abortion ban context
Texas has a near-abortion ban that makes the procedure virtually impossible to access in the state.
## Hinojosa's role
Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa cannot repeal the abortion ban but can limit how it is applied.
## Thrive Texas Families
The Thriving Texas Families program sends over $200 million to private contractors to counsel pregnant women out of abortions.
## Health commission commissioner
Texas Health and Human Services Commission commissioner Stephanie Muth's term expires February one.
## Sunset review
HHSC faces Sunset review where lawmakers determine what to change within the agency.
## Medical board appointments
Hinojosa could appoint Texas Medical Board members who revise guidance on legal protections for doctors performing abortions.
## Two years ago
The Texas Medical Board issued guidance that fell short of what health care advocates wanted.
## Reproductive advocates
Avow Texas executive director raven e freeborn says they will try to undo the abortion ban with a new law.

> We’re going for the most unapologetic vision of abortion access, which is abortion access without exceptions
## Key takeaway

Texas attorney general-elect Nathan Johnson will not sue doctors in other states for sending abortion medication to Texas patients, ending a key enforcement tool of the state's near-abortion ban.