The case against Dr. Margaret Carpenter appears to be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of ...

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Louisiana’s attorney general is seeking to extradite a New York doctor who prescribed and sent abortion medication through ...

New York’s shield law was designed to protect providers mailing medication abortion pills out of state. But a New York ...

A legal battle between Louisiana and New York will likely make its way to the Supreme Court and could force President Trump ...

A Texas judge on February 13 fined Carpenter $100,000 for allegedly prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas. That same day, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul rejected Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry ...

By Pam Belluck Benjamin Oreskes and Emily Cochrane Louisiana officials seeking to prosecute a New York doctor who sent abortion medication to a resident of that state were thrown a roadblock on ...

The signing comes days after a Louisiana jury indicted New York-based Dr. Margaret Carpenter for allegedly mailing abortion pills to a Louisiana teen and her mother; Carpenter is charged with ...