The indictment, followed by a request to extradite the doctor from California, is an escalation of Louisiana’s efforts to counter states that support providing abortions.

Murrill wants the agency to reverse regulatory action it took in 2023 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, when patient ...

National abortion numbers were expected to fall after the Dobbs ruling ended federal protections - instead, they increased.

The case, escalating the interstate battle over abortion, is the second time Louisiana has criminally charged out-of-state doctors with sending abortion pills to Louisiana residents.

Steve Hilton, a leading Republican candidate, says he would allow the extradition despite state laws barring such a transfer.

But California will not be bullied into submission by red states. It is likely that this case, and a similar case that ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday rejected a request to extradite a California physician accused of providing abortion medication to a Louisiana patient, marking the latest clash between states with ...

The anti-abortion movement is testing new strategies to force a legal confrontation over so-called shield laws in Democratic-led states that protect abortion providers in those states from prosecution ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he will not comply with Louisiana officials’ request to extradite a doctor who is being criminally charged for providing abortion medication to a Louisiana ...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has sent an extradition request to prosecute a California doctor accused of violating the state's abortion pill law.

Abortions are still happening in Louisiana — largely through pills mailed from out of state. A Senate hearing led by Sen. Bill Cassidy and Attorney General Liz Murrill shows why that’s now a major ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is blocking Louisiana's effort to extradite a California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills out of state.