New York doctor indicted in Louisiana over alleged abortion pill prescription

Dr Margaret Carpenter faces felony charges in state that has had near-total abortion ban since fall of Roe v WadeA New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the deep south state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country.Grand jurors at the district court for the parish of West Baton Rouge issued an indictment against Dr Margaret Carpenter; her company, Nightingale Medical PC; and a third person. All three were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, a felony. Continue reading...

New York doctor indicted in Louisiana over alleged abortion pill prescription

Dr Margaret Carpenter faces felony charges in state that has had near-total abortion ban since fall of Roe v Wade

A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the deep south state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country.

Grand jurors at the district court for the parish of West Baton Rouge issued an indictment against Dr Margaret Carpenter; her company, Nightingale Medical PC; and a third person. All three were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, a felony. Continue reading...