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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jamie Stengle

New York doctor is fined in Texas, charged in Louisiana over abortion pills in tests of shield laws

Abortion New York Doctor Things To Know - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A New York doctor's alleged decision to send abortion pills to patients in Texas and Louisiana has pitted the Empire State's shield law against the two conservative states' abortion bans, which are among the strictest in the country.

Texas didn't bring criminal charges against Dr. Maggie Carpenter, but she’s charged with a felony in Louisiana for allegedly prescribing abortion pills to a pregnant minor.

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