"Legal experts say the case could have sweeping implications. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, states have taken sharply divergent approaches to abortion. California has passed a series of laws aimed at protecting providers and patients from out-of-state civil and criminal actions tied to abortion care. Louisiana, meanwhile, has one of the nation's strictest abortion bans."
""Louisiana should be ashamed for attempting to drag this country backward by criminalizing health care and threatening doctors for doing their jobs," said East Bay Assemblymember Mia Bonta in a statement."
""These allegations are just that: allegations. As such, they are unproven and should not be reported as fact.""
California political leaders rallied behind a Sonoma County doctor facing allegations tied to Louisiana. The doctor has not been charged in California and declined an interview. The doctor’s attorney asserted the allegations are unproven and should not be reported as fact. Legal experts warned the case could have sweeping implications given divergent state abortion laws after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. California enacted laws to protect providers and patients from out-of-state civil and criminal actions, while Louisiana maintains one of the nation's strictest abortion bans. State officials criticized Louisiana’s actions and public disclosure of the doctor’s personal information.
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