A New York abortion doctor faces a $100,000 fine in Texas. It’s part of a larger playbook.

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A New York abortion doctor faces a $100,000 fine in Texas. It’s part of a larger playbook.

Demonstrators rally in support of abortion rights at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2023. | Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Last week, a Texas judge ordered Dr. Margaret Carpenter — a New York abortion doctor  — to pay at least $100,000 in penalties for failing to appear in court. Carpenter has found herself at the center of two major abortion lawsuits: In December, she became the target of the first-ever civil …