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CV NEWS FEED // Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced Feb. 13 that he has signed an extradition warrant for a New York physician who illegally trafficked abortion pills into Louisiana, which led to the death of an unborn baby and the hospitalization of the mother, a minor.
“There is only one right answer in this situation and it is that that doctor must face extradition to Louisiana where she can stand trial and justice will be served,” Landry, a Republican, said in a video posted to his social media accounts. “We owe that to the minor, and to the innocent loss of life, and to the people of this state who stand by life overwhelmingly.”
CatholicVote previously reported that the minor’s mother requested chemical abortion pills from Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter in New York and then coerced her daughter to take the abortion medication. Her daughter wanted to keep the baby and was apparently planning a gender reveal celebration. However, the abortion pills ended the life of the baby and caused an unspecified medical emergency, hospitalizing the girl.
The extradition warrant comes just weeks after a Louisiana grand jury indicted Carpenter for violating the state’s pro-life laws, which classify abortion pills as Schedule IV substances and permit abortions only in cases of rape and incest.
CatholicVote previously reported, “While Louisiana’s law allows the state to indict Carpenter, New York has a shield law that protects abortion pill providers in the state from prosecution if they mail them to clients in pro-life states. Carpenter’s indictment is reportedly the first test of New York’s shield law.”
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said Feb. 13 that she will not sign the extradition warrant, NBC News reported.
“Louisiana has changed their laws, but that has no bearing on the laws here in the state of New York,” Hochul said in a post on X. “Doctors take an oath to protect their patients. I took an oath of office to protect all New Yorkers, and I will uphold not only our Constitution, but the laws of our land.”
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill reposted Hochul’s message, stating, “This child was NOT this doctor’s patient. She never met her, saw her, or knew anything about her. The child is a victim. @GovKathyHochul is protecting a drug dealer who victimized a child.”
According to AP News, Hochul has taken steps to ensure that similar cases do not occur again, with the Feb. 3 signing of a bill that allows abortionists to request that their names be taken off abortion pill prescriptions.
