"The two criminal cases pit Louisiana, which has some of the strictest abortion laws in the country, against jurisdictions that have enacted what are known as shield laws for providers who facilitate abortions from afar in states with bans. Louisiana has a zero tolerance policy for those who subvert our laws, seek to hurt women, and promote abortion, Landry said in a post X announcing he'd sent the extradition paperwork."
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Remy Coeytaux, a physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, faces a criminal charge of abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Tuesday. If convicted, the doctor could face up to 50 years in jail and fines, Murrill said. An email and a telephone message seeking comment were left for Coeytaux."
Louisiana has filed extradition paperwork to bring a California physician charged with mailing abortion pills into the state for prosecution. The physician, Remy Coeytaux of the San Francisco Bay Area, faces a criminal charge of abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs and could face up to 50 years in prison and fines if convicted. Prosecutors allege Coeytaux mailed mifepristone and misoprostol in 2023 to a Louisiana woman who obtained them through Aid Access and used them to end her pregnancy. The case sets up a conflict between Louisiana's strict abortion bans and other states' shield laws protecting telehealth providers who send abortion medication across state lines. Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill support prosecution.
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