A New York doctor who prescribes abortion pills online has been indicted in Louisiana
- A New York doctor has been indicted by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online, which is illegal in the state.
- Dr. Margaret Carpenter, her company Nightingale Medical, PC, and a third person face charges of criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs.
- This case marks the first criminal charges against a doctor for sending abortion pills to another state since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
- Physicians convicted of illegal abortion can face up to 15 years in prison, fines of $200,000, and loss of their medical license.
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NY Governor: No Way I'm Turning Over Abortion Doctor
An arrest warrant has been issued for a New York doctor indicted by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing abortion pills online to a pregnant minor in the Deep South state, per the AP . Louisiana has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country. Grand jurors at...

Warrant Issued for N.Y. ‘Doctor’ Who Prescribed Illegal Abortion Pills Online to Minor
An arrest warrant has been issued for a New York doctor indicted on Friday by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing abortion pills online to a pregnant minor. Grand jurors at the District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge unanimously issued an indictment against Margaret Carpenter; her company, Nightingale Medical, PC; and the minor’s mother. All three were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, a f…
New York Doctor Indicted for Prescribing Abortion Pill to Louisiana Resident
A Louisiana grand jury indicted a doctor from New York on Jan. 31 for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online to a minor in the state, where abortion is almost completely illegal. Dr. Margaret Carpenter, her company Nightingale Medical, PC, and the teen’s mother—whose identity had been kept private—were indicted by a West Baton Rouge Parish grand jury on charges of criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducting drugs, according to multip…
New York doctor faces criminal charges for prescribing abortion pills to Louisiana patient
A Louisiana grand jury on Friday indicted a New York doctor for allegedly prescribing abortion pills to a minor patient in the southern state, in what appears to be the first criminal case against an abortion provider since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Louisiana issues arrest warrant for New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill
An arrest warrant has been issued for a New York doctor indicted on Friday by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing abortion pills online to a pregnant minor in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country.
Arrest Warrant Issued For NY Doctor Who Prescribed Abortion Pills
Arrest Warrant Issued For NY Doctor Who Prescribed Abortion Pills - Mid Hudson Valley, NY - The mother of the patient has already turned herself in to authorities in Louisiana, according to the Associated Press.
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