Texas Bill Seeks To Block Sites That Sell Abortion Pills

The New Republic reports:

A Texas Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would compel internet providers in the state to block websites that sell or provide information on how to obtain abortion pills. The Women and Child Safety Act, which was introduced late last week, would require websites such as Plan C and Aid Access be cut off. It would also allow individuals to bring civil lawsuits against the people who maintain such sites.

Abortion funds and their staffers could face criminal penalties for helping someone get an abortion even if they travel out of state, as could individuals who manufacture and distribute abortion pills in Texas or who provide information on how to get the drugs. Washington Post reporter Caroline Kitchener noted that this bill appears to be the first in the United States to go after online abortion pill providers.

Read the full article. The bill’s author, state Rep. Steve Toth, last appeared here in March 2022 when he agreed with an OAN host that it was long past time for the United States to invade Mexico. In 2021, Toth appeared here for his bill to restrict lessons on historical racism. In October 2020, Toth teamed up with a notorious anti-LGBTQ activist in a failed bid to throw out 127,000 Houston-area votes made through their new drive-thru polling stations.