"On Tuesday, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) laughably accused the California-based Dr. Remy Coeytaux of being a drug dealer after he allegedly mailed abortion pills into the state, charging him with "criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs." It's the second time the state's top anti-abortion tyrants have indicted an out-of-state doctor. "This is not healthcare; it's drug dealing," Murrill announced in a statement following the indictment."
"Louisiana has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, and in October 2024 became the first state in the country to criminalize abortion pills. But California is one of 22 states and Washington, D.C. with a shield law in place, thereby protecting healthcare workers from being prosecuted by abortion-banned states-a states' rights concept that Murrill seems to have difficulty grasping."
"Murrill has previously tried to extradite Dr. Margaret Carpenter, a New York-based physician, for sending abortion pills into the state, though her request was refused by Governor Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.), who declared she would "not now, not ever" comply. "Louisiana has changed its laws, but that has no bearing on the laws here in the state of New York," she said in February. Texas anti-abortion AG Ken Paxton also faced a humiliating string of defeats trying to extradite Dr. Carpenter."
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill indicted California-based Dr. Remy Coeytaux for allegedly mailing abortion pills into Louisiana, charging "criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs." Murrill framed the conduct as "drug dealing" and suggested senders place women in danger. Louisiana enacted one of the strictest abortion bans and in October 2024 became the first state to criminalize abortion pills. California and 21 other states plus D.C. maintain shield laws protecting healthcare workers from prosecution by abortion-banned states. Previous extradition attempts of out-of-state physicians, including Dr. Margaret Carpenter, were refused by New York Governor Kathy Hochul and repeatedly rejected in Texas litigation.
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