New York adds protections for doctors who send abortion pills out of state

‘In deeply conservative states, they’ve weaponized the courts against providers, in state and out,’ Kathy Hochul said. Photograph: Julia Nikhinson/AP

New York state moved to increase protections for abortion providers who mail pills out of state, days after a Louisiana grand jury indicted a New York doctor for allegedly doing just that.

New York’s Democratic governor, Kathy Hochul, on Monday signed into law a bill that permits doctors to request that their names be left off prescriptions for abortion pills. Instead, they can use the names of their medical practices.