Newsom rejects Louisiana effort to extradite abortion doctor
Los Angeles Times • • nation
Key Points:
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom denied Louisiana's extradition request for Dr. Rémy Coeytaux, a California physician accused of providing abortion medication to a Louisiana patient, emphasizing California's protection of reproductive health providers.
- The extradition request follows criminal charges filed in Louisiana against Dr. Coeytaux for prescribing and mailing abortion pills via telemedicine, with Louisiana officials condemning California's refusal to cooperate.
- Since the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, about 16 states, including Louisiana and Texas, have enacted near-total abortion bans with legal penalties for providers, increasing interstate legal conflicts.
- California has implemented executive orders and legislation to shield providers and patients from out-of-state investigations and prosec
