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Louisiana Grand Jury Indicts N.Y. Doctor Who Prescribed Abortion Pill Louisiana Teen Took
Posted on 1/31/25 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 1/31/25 at 2:59 pm
Edit: Looks like mother who ordered pill charged too...according to WAFB facebook page
La. Grand Jury Indicts N.Y. Doctor Who Prescribed Abortion Pill Local Teen Took
WBRZ Link
Edited to add: I don't see a story, but according to WAFB's facebook page, "Grand Jury also charges mother who ordered abortion pill for daughter."
La. Grand Jury Indicts N.Y. Doctor Who Prescribed Abortion Pill Local Teen Took
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PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB) - In one of the country’s first-of-its-kind criminal indictments, a New York doctor is facing criminal charges in Louisiana after prosecutors say she prescribed an abortion pill that a minor took.
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Prosecutors said a minor was pregnant and her mother went online and ordered a pill from Dr. Carpenter. The pill was sent to Louisiana where abortion is illegal.
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Prosecutors said the pill, Mifeprestone, caused her to have a medical emergency which terminated the pregnancy. They added she was taken to a hospital.
WBRZ Link
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"She was a minor and ... she was excited," Prosecutor Tony Clayton said outside the West Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse. "She had planned a reveal party. She had wanted to have this baby."
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The grand jury alleges Dr. Margaret D. Carpenter of New Paltz, New York, and the Nightingale Medical Clinic she runs mailed an abortion-inducing drug to a Port Allen woman, who then made her daughter take it.
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"It is illegal to send abortion pills into this state and it's illegal to coerce another into having an abortion," Attorney General Liz Murrill said. The grand jury and Clayton did not charge the mother with coercion.
Edited to add: I don't see a story, but according to WAFB's facebook page, "Grand Jury also charges mother who ordered abortion pill for daughter."
This post was edited on 1/31/25 at 3:10 pm
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Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:00 pm to spslayto
Louisiana leading the nation again!
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:03 pm to spslayto
Its going to be wild to see the political schism play out through legal means at the state level across the country.
I'm not sure where this ends.
I'm not sure where this ends.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:04 pm to frankthetank
I’m not understanding why the mom isn’t in any trouble
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:04 pm to spslayto
quote:This is the bigger issue here.
illegal to coerce another into having an abortion
The mother should be the one facing charges.
The doctor probably prescribed it to the mother, not the daughter.
This post was edited on 1/31/25 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:04 pm to tide06
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Its going to be wild to see the political schism play out through legal means at the state level across the country.
I'm not sure where this ends.
Me neither. I'm so conflicted on this.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:06 pm to spslayto
Seems like the mother got a prescription for her but then made her daughter take it?
Not sure why they aren't after the mother instead?
Not sure why they aren't after the mother instead?
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:07 pm to spslayto
It’s hypocrisy not to charge the mom if youre going to charge the doctor.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:08 pm to DesScorp
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It’s hypocrisy not to charge the mom if youre going to charge the doctor.
I don't see a story, but according to WAFB's facebook page, "Grand Jury also charges mother who ordered abortion pill for daughter."
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:08 pm to Scruffy
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The doctor probably prescribed it to the mother, not the daughter.
Which would still be illegal in LA, no?
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:09 pm to deeprig9
quote:No clue.
Which would still be illegal in LA, no?
I don’t live or practice in LA.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:11 pm to jumbo
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Seems like the mother got a prescription for her but then made her daughter take it?
That’s irrelevant. The drug is illegal to prescribe in Louisiana. That’s a crime. The pill caused the death of an unborn child and seriously injured the mother.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:11 pm to spslayto
Wtf was he thinking?
Some lib will come to his rescue.
Just can’t kill/abort enough babies, right?
Some lib will come to his rescue.
Just can’t kill/abort enough babies, right?
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:13 pm to Scruffy
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The doctor probably prescribed it to the mother, not the daughter.
A good reason why these “abortion by mail” schemes that blue states are running to red states should be illegal. Its none of New Yorkers business what other states are doing. Doctors are licensed by their respective states, and shouldn’t be running their practice outside them anyway.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:15 pm to DesScorp
quote:I don’t disagree.
A good reason why these “abortion by mail” schemes that blue states are running to red states should be illegal. Its none of New Yorkers business what other states are doing. Doctors are licensed by their respective states, and shouldn’t be running their practice outside them anyway.
I’m not licensed to practice in any other states besides the one in which I reside.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:16 pm to Riverside
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caused the death of an unborn child and seriously injured the mother.
I’m glad to see it’s being taken seriously.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:17 pm to Scruffy
Pro "choice" types being forced to side with a doctor who facilitated a coerced, illegal abortion across state lines is going to be quite the look.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:18 pm to spslayto
Good for Louisiana
Posted on 1/31/25 at 3:24 pm to deeprig9
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Which would still be illegal in LA, no?
This is going to be interesting. Where the doctor presides and from where she prescribed it, it's legal. Where the person getting the prescription resides and where she received it, it's illegal.
The drugs then are sent across state lines using the mail, so I have to think this ends up being a federal matter.
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