Arrest warrant issued for New York doctor indicted in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pill
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An arrest warrant has been issued for a New York doctor indicted by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online to a pregnant minor. Dr.

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 Roe v. Wade in 2022 and opened the door for states to have strict anti-abortion laws.

  • Nougat@fedia.io
    38·
    1 year ago

    Under the legislation, if someone knowingly possesses mifepristone or misoprostol without a valid prescription for any purpose, they could be fined up to $5,000 and sent to jail for one to five years. The law carves out protections for pregnant women who obtain the drug without a prescription to take on their own.

    Well what’s the fucking point of the law then?

      • ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        That’s the goal with transgender healthcare too. The Republicans have two purposes: (1) get richer by swindling people, and (2) make people they irrationally hate suffer. The notions of making anything better or serving the people don’t even register on their radar.

        • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Yeah, “Daddy’s home and he’s taken off his belt”.

          Republicans are very fucking weird. What kind of headspace is that? Daddy’s home? WTAF.

      • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
        10·
        1 year ago

        Are the drugs supposed to fall off accidentally from a plane, and pregnant women that need the drug just so happen to find a box on the ground?