By Daniel Wiessner Jan 27 (Reuters) - The office of Texas' Republican Attorney General, Ken Paxton, on Tuesday sued a Delaware-based nurse practitioner for allegedly prescribing and mailing abortion pills to women in Texas,

The anti-abortion movement is testing new strategies to force a legal confrontation over so-called shield laws in Democratic-led states that protect abortion providers in those states from prosecution.

The “Life Act” was one of the laws Republican legislators passed in 2023, along with a “chemical” or medical abortion ban.. The Wyoming Supreme Court struck down those laws on Jan. 6, saying they violate Wyomingites’ rights to make their own healthcare decisions.

Republican lawmakers seek to empower Hoosier citizens to sue distributors of abortion-inducing drugs as a way of further enforcing Indiana's abortion ban.

The case centers on the Texas Heartbeat Act, a 2021 law that bans abortions after cardiac activity is detected and lets private citizens enforce the ban through lawsuits.

San Antonio shut down its abortion travel fund after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit and new state law banning public funding for out-of-state abortions.

Pro-life Advocates speak against a ballot initiative seeking to regain protections for abortion and reproductive rights.