A New York doctor and a Louisiana mother were indicted by a grand jury for causing a criminal abortion by giving medication to the mother’s pregnant teen daughter. This case has sparked a public debate between officials from both states, with New York Governor Kathy Hochul calling the charges “outrageous” and refusing to extradite the doctor to Louisiana. The Louisiana District Attorney Tony Clayton, a Democrat, is prosecuting the case alongside Republican Attorney General Liz Murrill, who called the case about coercion. The mother posted bond and was released, while the doctor allegedly provided illegal abortion pills obtained through the mail. The case involves a law making it a crime to cause an abortion with medication, with penalties of prison time and fines. The prosecution alleges the mother ordered the pills online, paid for them, and gave them to her daughter. The New York Attorney General condemned the indictment and defended abortion care as necessary and a right to reproductive freedom.
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