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Louisiana Issues Arrest Warrant for California Doctor Who Mailed Abortion Pills

California governor recently signed a new law to shield doctors from liability for sending abortion pills out of state.
Louisiana Issues Arrest Warrant for California Doctor Who Mailed Abortion Pills
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill talks with the media in front of the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New Orleans on May 19, 2025. David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File
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Louisiana has issued a criminal arrest warrant for a California doctor suspected of mailing abortion pills to a patient in the state, in violation of state law, officials confirmed Sept. 29.

The state filed the arrest warrant on Sept. 19 for Dr. Remy Coeytaux, a Northern California physician, accused of violating the state’s abortion ban two years ago by providing abortion pills to a Louisiana woman.

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