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Louisiana's puzzling prosecution of a New York abortion doctor

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A New York doctor has been indicted in Louisiana on felony charges for allegedly providing an abortion across state lines via mail.

Frida Ghitis : This is the first case in which a doctor is criminally charged for sending abortion-inducing drugs across statelines.

Ghitis says it's a crime whether or not abortion is illegal because it violates the rights of the pregnant woman.

She says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed not to comply with extradition request to send Margaret Carpenter to Louisiana for prosecution.

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https://lailluminator.com/2025/01/31/louisiana-abortion-2/https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/570.17 https://x.com/AGLizMurrill/status/1885427458167411173 https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=1294861 https://lailluminator.com/2025/02/03/louisiana-abortion-3/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThis%20case%20is%20about%20coercion,didn't%20want%20one.%E2%80%9D https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=1388525 https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=1106715 https://x.com/AGLizMurrill/status/1885399513268916335 https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2145/amendment/A https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=1294864 https://www.guttmacher.org/2024/03/medication-abortion-accounted-63-all-us-abortions-2023-increase-53-2020 https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/protecting-reproductive-freedom-governor-hochul-signs-legislation-affirming-new-yorks-status https://hls.harvard.edu/today/the-battle-between-states-is-ripe-for-a-legal-showdown/#:~:text=New%20York%20is%20one%20of,women%20in%20abortion%2Drestrictive%20states.https://www.wbrz.com/news/west-baton-rouge-grand-jury-hands-up-indictments-alleging-distribution-of-abortion-drug-to-louisiana-woman/https://x.com/GovKathyHochul/status/1885402057890259448

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lailluminator.com www.nysenate.gov x.com legis.la.gov www.guttmacher.org www.governor.ny.gov hls.harvard.edu www.wbrz.com

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