Overview
- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said she will sue in federal court to force California and New York to extradite two doctors accused of mailing abortion pills into Louisiana.
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected Louisiana’s request under the state’s 2023 shield law and posted, “Go f*** yourself,” asserting California will not help criminalize healthcare.
- New York has also refused extradition under its provider protections, and Dr. Margaret Carpenter remains under a Louisiana indictment tied to pills sent to a minor.
- California physician Dr. Remy Coeytaux was indicted on Jan. 8 after an earlier warrant, and a related plaintiff alleges her boyfriend obtained pills from him and coerced her into taking them.
- Murrill cites the Constitution’s Extradition Clause and Full Faith and Credit to compel cooperation, while legal experts note those provisions may not require states to enforce each other’s abortion laws.