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Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Louisiana DA warns there's trove of evidence against NY doctor who allegedly mailed abortion pills to teen — who was planning gender reveal party: report
Louisiana prosecutors threatened to have enough clear evidence to extradite a New York doctor who allegedly prescribed abortion pills to an out-of-state teenager — as it was revealed the girl was planning a gender reveal party at the time of the so-called crime, according to a report. West Baton Rouge District Attorney Tony Clayton warned that he would eventually catch Dr. Margaret Carpenter despite Gov. Kathy Hochul's staunch defense of the New Paltz-based doctor and refusal to send her to Louisana to face charges. 'There's a warrant for her arrest in all 50 states. The issue is, do you live like an Afghan terrorist? You hide in a cave ducking the authorities?' Clayton told in an interview published Friday. 'She has to go to New Jersey, Philadelphia to visit relatives. If she goes on a cruise, if she does anything' outside of New York, we're going to effectuate the warrant.' Clayton has repeatedly claimed that Carpenter violated Lousiana's anti-abortion laws when she mailed a 'cocktail of pills' to the teen's mother last year, who allegedly pretended they were for herself before she forced them on her 17-year-old daughter. Prosecutors claim the guise would have been avoided if Carpenter had asked the family to present more than a questionnaire. The request was fulfilled without a direct consultation, Clayton alleged. 'She should have Zoomed this young lady. FaceTimed this young lady. Spoken to the mother,' Clayton told the outlet. 'If she had spoken to the mother, she would have seen the mother was not pregnant … For 150 bucks, she put that poison in the mail.' The mother paid by credit card for the shipment of medication, Clayton said, then told the 17-year-old that she had to take the pills 'or else.' The girl, who has not been identified, accepted the ultimatum despite initially pleading to keep the baby. 'She told the mother she wanted to have the baby. She even planned the gender reveal party. She wanted the child. She was 17 at the time,' said Clayton. The teen's mother has been charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, a felony that carries a possible one- to five-year prison sentence. Carpenter and her company, Nightingale Medical, PC, also face the same charge — but have evaded arrest thanks to Hochul's refusal to comply with Lousiana's extradition orders submitted Thursday. 'I want to make sure everyone in the state knows: Keep your hands off this doctor,' Hochul said upon receiving the paperwork. 'I'm respecting the laws of New York. Am I supposed to make those subservient to laws of another state?' New York Attorney General Letitia James also piled on, calling the indictment a 'cowardly attempt out of Louisiana to weaponize the law against out-of-state providers,' adding that the indictment is 'unjust and un-American.' Clayton, however, remains unwavering and warned that he could rely on a 1987 Supreme Court decision that granted federal authorities the power to enforce extraditions of fugitives, in a case out of Puerto Rico. The ruling came up in 2023 in relation to a pledge by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that he wouldn't assist in President Trump's extradition from Florida to face hush-money charges in New York. Trump went on his own, reported. 'I'm terming it a forced abortion, which makes it even more egregious,' Clayton told the outlet. 'Ignorance of the law is no excuse. If Dr. Carpenter did not know the mother was using this pill to induce abortion involving a child, that's on her. She should not have shipped the pills.'
Washington Post
14-02-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
New York won't comply with extradition of abortion provider, governor says
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she will not comply with a request to extradite to Louisiana a New York doctor who faces a criminal charge there for allegedly prescribing abortion-inducing drugs despite a near-total abortion ban. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) on Tuesday signed an extradition warrant for the New York doctor, Margaret Daley Carpenter, after a Louisiana patient was allegedly found to have taken abortion medication. In a Thursday video statement, Landry alleged that the patient, a minor, wanted to keep the baby but was forced to take the medication by her mother and was hospitalized. 'There is only one right answer in this situation,' he said, calling for Carpenter to stand trial in Louisiana. Hochul (D) told reporters she had received the extradition order on Thursday and would not sign it. 'Doctors take an oath to protect their patients,' she said on social media. 'I took an oath to protect all New Yorkers.' New York is among the Democratic-led states that have enacted 'shield laws' to protect doctors who prescribe abortion medication to patients who live in states where abortion is restricted. New York law prohibits any state or local government worker from cooperating with out-of-state authorities regarding any health-care practice that is legal in New York. But the legality of shield laws is yet to be tested in the Supreme Court, which overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in 2022. Carpenter, whose New Paltz-based company Nightingale Medical was also indicted, is believed to be the first doctor criminally charged in the United States over allegedly providing an abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned. She is also a co-founder of the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine, which said in a statement that the extradition order is 'the latest escalation in Louisiana's ongoing state-sponsored effort to prosecute safe and effective healthcare.' In a separate case Thursday, the same doctor was fined $100,000 in Texas and ordered to stop providing abortion medication there, the Associated Press reported, in another test of shield laws that could come before a higher court. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in December sued Carpenter for allegedly prescribing abortion pills via telehealth to a 20-year-old woman in Collin County, northeast of Dallas, last year. The woman had to seek hospital care after taking the abortion medication, the complaint alleges. Hospital staff then alerted the man who had impregnated the woman to her condition, and the man subsequently found the pills in her home, it claims. 'Carpenter is not a licensed Texas physician, nor is she authorized to practice telemedicine in the State of Texas,' the complaint said, asking for an injunction against her and civil penalties up to $250,000.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
New York governor rejects Louisiana's extradition request for doctor in abortion pill case
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul rejected a request to extradite a doctor who was charged with prescribing abortion pills online to a Louisiana resident last month. "I will not be signing an extradition order that came from the governor of Louisiana, not now, not ever,' Hochul said at a news conference Thursday after her office received the order for the abortion provider, Dr. Margaret Carpenter. NBC News obtained a copy of the extradition warrant, which Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed Tuesday. 'There's only one right answer in this situation, and it is that this doctor must face extradition to Louisiana, where she can stand trial and justice will be served,' Landry said in a video statement Thursday. A grand jury in West Baton Rouge Parish District Court indicted Carpenter last month along with her company, Nightingale Medical, and the Louisiana mother who ordered the pills online for her child, a pregnant minor. All three were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, a felony. Carpenter did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. The case is the first known criminal indictment of a doctor's being charged with sending abortion pills across state lines after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The indictment could also be the first direct test of New York's shield laws, which are meant to protect providers who prescribe and ship abortion medication to states where abortion is outlawed. West Baton Rouge District Attorney Tony Clayton previously told NBC News that 'if the same thing happens again, I'm going to prosecute again. I hope this is going to have a chilling effect on [Dr. Carpenter] and anyone else to stop sending the pills to my state." After the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, Louisiana's near-total abortion ban, which does not allow exceptions for rape or incest, went into effect. If they are convicted of performing illegal abortions, including with medication, physicians face up to 15 years in prison, $200,000 in fines and the loss of their medical licenses. 'Louisiana has changed their laws, but that has no bearing on the laws here in the state of New York. Doctors take an oath to protect their patients. I took an oath of office to protect all New Yorkers, and I will uphold not only our constitution, but also the laws of our land,' Hochul said. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton also sued Carpenter in December alleging she sent abortion pills to that state; however, that case did not include criminal charges. After Carpenter was indicted, Hochul signed another piece of legislation allowing abortion providers to use the names of their practices instead of their own names on prescription labels. This article was originally published on
NBC News
14-02-2025
- Health
- NBC News
New York governor rejects Louisiana's extradition request for doctor in abortion pill case
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul rejected a request to extradite a doctor who was charged with prescribing abortion pills online to a Louisiana resident last month. "I will not be signing an extradition order that came from the governor of Louisiana, not now, not ever,' Hochul said at a news conference Thursday after her office received the order for the abortion provider, Dr. Margaret Carpenter. NBC News obtained a copy of the extradition warrant, which Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed Tuesday. 'There's only one right answer in this situation, and it is that this doctor must face extradition to Louisiana, where she can stand trial and justice will be served,' Landry said in a video statement Thursday. A grand jury in West Baton Rouge Parish District Court indicted Carpenter last month along with her company, Nightingale Medical, and the Louisiana mother who ordered the pills online for her child, a pregnant minor. All three were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, a felony. Carpenter did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. The case is the first known criminal indictment of a doctor's being charged with sending abortion pills across state lines after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The indictment could also be the first direct test of New York's shield laws, which are meant to protect providers who prescribe and ship abortion medication to states where abortion is outlawed. West Baton Rouge District Attorney Tony Clayton previously told NBC News that 'if the same thing happens again, I'm going to prosecute again. I hope this is going to have a chilling effect on [Dr. Carpenter] and anyone else to stop sending the pills to my state." After the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, Louisiana's near-total abortion ban, which does not allow exceptions for rape or incest, went into effect. If they are convicted of performing illegal abortions, including with medication, physicians face up to 15 years in prison, $200,000 in fines and the loss of their medical licenses. 'Louisiana has changed their laws, but that has no bearing on the laws here in the state of New York. Doctors take an oath to protect their patients. I took an oath of office to protect all New Yorkers, and I will uphold not only our constitution, but also the laws of our land,' Hochul said. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton also sued Carpenter in December alleging she sent abortion pills to that state; however, that case did not include criminal charges. After Carpenter was indicted, Hochul signed another piece of legislation allowing abortion providers to use the names of their practices instead of their own names on prescription labels.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Louisiana seeks extradition of New York doctor accused of mailing abortion pills across state lines
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana's attorney general has approved a request to extradite a New York doctor accused of illegally prescribing abortion pills to a minor in Louisiana, a case that has intensified legal battles over abortion access across state lines. A West Baton Rouge Parish grand jury indicted Dr. Margaret Carpenter and her medical practice, Nightingale Medical, PC, on charges of violating Louisiana's abortion laws by prescribing abortion-inducing medication to a pregnant minor in the state. Prosecutors claim the girl suffered a medical emergency after taking the medication and was hospitalized. Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Wednesday that she had signed off on Carpenter's extradition request, which has now been sent to Gov. Jeff Landry for final approval. 'We will take any and all legal actions to enforce the criminal laws of this state,' Murrill said. Carpenter faces up to 15 years in prison and $200,000 in fines if convicted under Louisiana's near-total abortion ban, which criminalizes performing or facilitating abortions, including through medication. What to know about proposals to ban abortion pills and punish women who seek abortion Carpenter's indictment is believed to be one of the first criminal cases against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills across state lines since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vowed to block Carpenter's extradition and signed a law on Feb. 5 to shield the identities of doctors prescribing abortion medication. 'No doctor should go to jail for providing basic reproductive health care,' Hochul wrote on X, days after Carpenter's indictment. 'Some states want to prosecute our providers—but I'll fight like hell to protect them.' The new New York law allows doctors to remove their names from abortion pill prescriptions, listing only their medical practice instead. Hochul said authorities in Louisiana were able to identify Carpenter because her name appeared on the medication label. Carpenter was previously sued by the Texas attorney general for allegedly sending abortion pills to Texas, though that case was civil, not criminal. It remains unclear whether New York will comply with Louisiana's extradition request. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Texas' abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine Senate GOP moves first to advance Trump priorities in race with House Duolingo announces the 'death' of owl mascot Duo Woman gives birth on New York City subway train 1st Daytona 500 win after 20 tries? Dale Earnhardt did it. Can Kyle Busch? The Big Bounce America returns to Louisiana in March. See when, where Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
