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  1. New York doctor indicted for prescribing #AbortionPill in #Louisiana

    By SARA CLINE and GEOFF MULVIHILL
    Updated 2:53 PM EST, January 31, 2025

    BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — "A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the #DeepSouth state, which has one of the strictest near-total #AbortionBans in the country.

    "Grand jurors at the District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge issued an indictment against Dr. #MargaretCarpenter; her company, #NightingaleMedical, PC; and a third person. All three were charged with #CriminalAbortion by means of #abortion-inducing drugs, a #felony.

    "The case appears to be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state, at least since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned #RoeVWade in 2022 and opened the door for states to have strict anti-abortion laws."

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/abortion-in
    #ProBirth #Fascism #USPol #AntiabortionLaws #AntiAbortionLaws #HandmaidsTale #WelcomeToGilead

  2. Cmtes like the one in #Georgia, set up in each state, often operate w/a 2-yr lag behind the cases they examine, meaning that experts are only now beginning to delve into #deaths that took place after #SCOTUS overturned the federal right to #abortion.

    #AmberThurman’s case marks the first time an abortion-related #death, officially deemed “#preventable,” is coming to public light. ProPublica will share the story of the second in the coming days.

    #AbortionBans #law #AbortionIsHealthcare #Health

  3. Mainstream anti-abortion activists have long insisted they don’t want to punish people who get abortions. Now, that claim is being put to the test.
    vice.com/en/article/5d3xgk/ant
    #News #abortionbans #texas #Arkansas #oklahoma #marchforlife #anti-abortion #roev.wade #abortion