New York Doctor Indicted for Prescribing Abortion Pill in Louisiana: A Test for Shield Laws

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A New York doctor has been indicted by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state. This case is the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The indictment could be the first direct test of New York's shield laws, which are intended to protect prescribers who use telehealth to provide abortion pills to patients in states where abortion is banned.".".".

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