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The Associated Press reports:
New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country.
Grand jurors at the District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge issued an indictment against Dr. Margaret Carpenter; her company, Nightingale Medical, PC; and a third person. All three were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, a felony.
The case appears to be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state. Carpenter was also sued by the Texas attorney general in December under similar allegations of sending pills to that state. That case did not involve criminal charges.
Read the full article. New York AG Letitia James is vowing to fight the charges and in the video report below, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says the state “will never turn over this doctor to Louisiana under any extradition request.”
We will not allow people to weaponize the law and undermine our providers’ ability to deliver critical care.
Medication abortion is safe and effective, and New York will ensure that it remains available to all who need it.
https://t.co/HnLEkHgbfw— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) January 31, 2025