Louisiana woman pleads not guilty to a felony in historic abortion case
- A Louisiana woman pleaded not guilty to felony charges after allegedly obtaining abortion pills from a New York doctor for her daughter.
- The case raises issues between Louisiana's strict abortion laws and New York's legal protections.
- District Attorney Tony Clayton stated that the mother requested the pills online without consulting her daughter.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul refused to extradite the doctor, stating, 'Not now, not ever.
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Louisiana Doubles Down on 'Coerced Abortion' Narrative in Case Against Mother
On Tuesday, a Louisiana mother pleaded not guilty to a felony for allegedly obtaining abortion pills, prescribed and shipped from a New York doctor, for her teen daughter. The doctor, Margaret Carpenter, was also indicted by the same West Baton Rouge jury, but New York’s shield laws—which protect health care workers from legal threats for providing abortion care to patients across state lines— have so far protected Carpenter from prosecution. Wi…
Louisiana woman pleads not guilty to felony after allegedly giving abortion pills from N.Y. doctor to her teen
A Louisiana woman accused of getting abortion pills from a New York doctor and giving them to her daughter to end a pregnancy has pleaded not guilty to a felony.
A Louisiana Mom Has Pled Not Guilty to Giving Her Daughter Pills For a ‘Criminal Abortion’
Prosecutors allege that 39-year-old Ashley Lights gave her teenage daughter pills to end her pregnancy, which they say is illegal under the state's strict anti-abortion law.
Port Allen mom who allegedly ordered daughter abortion drugs pleads not guilty in court
PORT ALLEN — A West Baton Rouge Parish woman who allegedly ordered an abortion-inducing drug for her pregnant daughter and forced her to take it pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday. West Baton Rouge Parish court records said that the woman was charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs. She is scheduled to return to court May 5 for a pre-trial conference. WBRZ previously reported that the mother received the drugs mailed …
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Louisiana woman pleads not guilty to a felony in historic abortion case
A Louisiana woman has pleaded not guilty to a felony after allegedly getting abortion pills from a New York doctor and giving them to her teenage daughter to terminate a pregnancy.
Louisiana mother pleads not guilty following abortion pill indictment • Louisiana Illuminator
A Louisiana district attorney is prosecuting a New York doctor and West Baton Rouge Parish mother who allegedly provided abortion pills to her minor daughter. (Phil Walter/Getty Images)A mother from Port Allen caught up in a landmark abortion pills case pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony criminal charges for allegedly providing her minor daughter with medication to end her pregnancy. The woman was indicted Jan. 31 for allegedly giving her tee…
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