An arrest warrant has been issued for a New York doctor indicted on Friday by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing abortion pills online to a pregnant minor in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country. All three were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, a felony.
In addition to Carpenter, an arrest warrant was issued for the mother, who has not been publicly identified to protect the identity of the minor. 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.
Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in and opened the door for states to have strict anti-abortion laws. Carpenter to come to Louisiana and answer to these charges, and if 12 people a jury think she's innocent then, let it go," Clayton said. New York Gov. Last year, the Port Allen, Louisiana, woman requested abortion medication online from Carpenter for her daughter, whose age has not been specified.
Clayton said the request was made through a questionnaire only and no consultation with the girl. After taking the drug, the girl experienced a medical emergency while alone, called and was transported to the hospital where she was treated.
While responding to the emergency, a police officer learned about the pills and under further investigation found that a doctor in New York state had supplied the drugs and turned their findings over to Clayton's office.
