Louisiana Asks Supreme Court to Stop States From Shielding Abortion Pill Providers
The states say shield laws block enforcement of abortion bans and protect providers who mail pills across state lines.
- On Wednesday, Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas filed a lawsuit at the U.S. Supreme Court challenging 'shield laws' in California, Massachusetts, and New York that protect abortion providers from out-of-state prosecution.
- The states simultaneously filed a separate federal lawsuit against 30 medical providers or organizations, alleging defendants violated public nuisance and consumer protection laws by mailing abortion pills without in-person medical consultations.
- Attorneys general report approximately 800 medication-induced abortions monthly in Louisiana, 300 in Arkansas, and 500 in Alabama, citing these figures as evidence of inadequate state enforcement.
- Tensions escalated after California Governor Gavin Newsom and New York Governor Kathy Hochul refused extradition requests for physicians Margaret Carpenter and Remy Coeytaux, with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill claiming shield laws prevent state enforcement.
- The dispute stems from a 2023 Food and Drug Administration policy that removed in-person dispensing requirements for mifepristone, enabling telehealth and mail delivery that the current lawsuits seek to dismantle.
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Three Republican states went to the U.S. Supreme Court against California, Massachusetts, and New York's abortion laws.
Los Angeles Times
Three Republican states turned to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to challenge the “shield laws” on abortion that protect providers in three Democratic states, intensifying the legal conflict over pills that represent most of the treatments for termination of pregnancy.
3 GOP states go to U.S. Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states' abortion 'shield' laws
Three Republican states went to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to challenge abortion "shield laws" protecting providers in three Democratic states, escalating the legal conflict over pills that account for a majority of abortions.
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Arizona MirrorRepublican AGs sue abortion ‘shield law’ states in US Supreme Court
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New York to invalidate the so-called “shield laws” that have allowed providers in those states to send abortion medication to people in states with abortion […]
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3 GOP states go to US Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states’ abortion ‘shield’ laws
Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana have gone to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge abortion “shield laws” in California, Massachusetts and New York that protect providers who prescribe abortion pills across state lines.
3 GOP states go to US Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states’ abortion ‘shield’ laws – WTOP News
Three Republican states went to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to challenge abortion “shield laws” protecting providers in three Democratic states, escalating the legal conflict over pills that account for a majority of abortions. The attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana contend that the laws in California, Massachusetts and New York undermine their...
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