All eyes should be on this case…
According to AP News, an arrest warrant was issued for a New York doctor by a Louisiana grand jury for “allegedly prescribing abortion pills online” to a pregnant teenager in the near-total abortion ban state. Abortion is illegal in Louisiana with limited exceptions (not including rape or incest), and physicians who perform abortions face up to 15 years in prison, fines, and loss of their medical licenses.
Criminal charges for criminal abortion (a felony in the state) are being brought against the doctor and her company and the mother of the minor for ordering the pills. Doctor Margaret Carpenter was operating under New York’s telemedicine abortion shield laws, and Governor Hochul has stated that she would uphold the law and not turn her over to Louisiana.
This is the FIRST time a criminal charge has been brought against a doctor for sending abortion pills across state lines since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and it could have dire consequences for abortion rights nationwide.
This case may go to the Supreme Court, which was responsible for overturning Roe v. Wade in the first place. That is just another reason why it’s so critical that we enshrine abortion access in the VA Constitution.
Abortion is under attack across our nation, and we must ensure that VA remains a safe haven for people seeking care. Will you join us in this fight by rushing $25 immediately?
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