New York, Louisiana and abortion

New York doctor is fined in Texas, charged in Louisiana over abortion pills in tests of shield laws
A New York doctor's alleged decision to send abortion pills to patients in Texas and Louisiana has pitted the Empire State's shield law against the two conservative states' abortion bans, which are among the strictest in the country.
New York's abortion shield laws in the crosshairs after Louisiana seeks doctor's extradition
Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke out after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed an extradition warrant for a New York doctor indicted by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing abortion pills online.
Louisiana, New York battle over abortion laws: What comes next
Louisiana’s attorney general is seeking to extradite a New York doctor who prescribed and sent abortion medication through the mail to a resident of the Pelican State, escalating a legal
How New York’s telehealth shield law protects abortion providers
New York enacted its telehealth abortion shield law in 2023, one year after the reversal of Roe v. Wade. The law bans local law enforcement from sharing information with other states and prohibits the governor from agreeing to hand over doctors who are accused of breaking other states’ abortion laws.
New York governor rejects Louisiana's extradition request for doctor in abortion pill case
I will not be signing an extradition order that came from the governor of Louisiana, not now, not ever,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas
It is the first ruling in a case challenging “shield laws” intended to protect doctors in states that support abortion rights who send abortion pills to states with bans.
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Shielding New York’s doctors: Out-of-state anti-abortion laws don’t apply here
Facing down anti-abortions politicians in Louisiana and Texas who want to export their policies here, Gov. Hochul is rightly refusing, asserting New York’s right to set its own laws.
New York refuses Louisiana’s extradition request for doctor charged with prescribing abortion pills
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York on Thursday rejected a request from Louisiana to extradite a doctor who was charged with prescribing abortion pills to a pregnant minor in the Deep South state, setting up a potential test of laws that protect physicians who prescribe such medications to states with bans.
Red states' fine, charge against New York doctor over abortion pills are test of shield laws
Texas and Louisiana cases against a New York doctor over abortion pills sets up a showdown over shield laws designed to protect abortion providers.
Louisiana, New York governors clash over abortion case seeking to extradite NY doctor
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and New York Governor Kathy Hochul are hurling insults at each other over abortion case and extradition order.
Attacks on shield laws ramp up as NY doctor fined $100K for providing abortion in Texas
Republican-controlled states' testing of abortion rights "shield laws" that have been passed in eight states in recent years ramped up on Thursday as a judge in Texas ordered a New York doctor to pay more than $100,
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New York City doctor convicted of $24M medical fraud
A jury convicted Queens doctor Alexander Baldonado for a plot costing Medicare over $24 million and taking cash for ordering ...
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New York won’t comply with extradition of abortion provider, governor says
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 ...