Louisiana Asks Supreme Court to Stop States From Shielding Abortion Pill Providers
The states say shield laws block enforcement of abortion bans and protect providers who mail pills across state lines.
- On Wednesday, Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas filed a lawsuit at the U.S. Supreme Court challenging 'shield laws' in New York, California, and Massachusetts that protect out-of-state abortion providers from legal action.
- Simultaneously, the states filed a separate federal lawsuit against 30 medical providers or organizations, alleging they mailed abortion pills without in-person consultations in violation of federal public nuisance and consumer protection laws.
- Attorneys general report approximately 800 medication-induced abortions monthly in Louisiana, 300 in Arkansas, and 500 in Alabama, arguing these services undermine state authority to enforce abortion prohibitions.
- Tensions escalated after governors in California and New York refused extradition requests for physicians Margaret Carpenter and Remy Coeytaux, prompting Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill to pursue criminal indictments.
- The dispute stems from a Food and Drug Administration policy that removed in-person dispensing requirements for mifepristone five years ago, enabling telehealth prescribing and mail delivery that the current lawsuits seek to dismantle.
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BREAKING: Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas Take Abortion-Pill 'Drug-Dealing' Network and Blue-State Shield Laws to the SUPREME COURT
Attorney General Liz Murrill and two fellow Republican AGs sue New York, California and Massachusetts at the Supreme Court over shield laws they say block investigations into the online abortion-pill pipeline.
Arkansas attorney general sues 29 defendants over abortion pills sent via mail | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Wednesday that the state has joined Alabama and Louisiana in filing a federal lawsuit against 29 defendants for shipping abortion pills across state lines.
AG Liz Murrill sues states with shield laws protecting abortion-pill providers
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and her counterparts in Arkansas and Alabama announced Wednesday they are suing three Democratic-led states over laws that grant immunity to doctors who prescribe abortion-inducing medication to people in states where it is illegal. The lawsuit, filed directly with the U.S. Supreme Court, alleges laws in California, Massachusetts and New […]
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