Telehealth abortion access could be challenged nationwide in new lawsuit

A Texas man is suing a California doctor over his girlfriend’s alleged abortion across state lines — the latest in a string of cases meant to test the laws that have helped people get care.

By Shefali Luthra for The 19th

A new lawsuit filed in Texas could force federal courts to weigh in on the legality of telehealth abortions, which people have increasingly used to terminate their pregnancies since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

The case, a civil complaint filed in the federal court for the Southern District of Texas...