Louisiana officials are moving to bring a California physician back to the Bayou State to face criminal charges tied to alleged abortion-drug shipments, according to state Attorney General Liz Murrill.
Murrill announced Tuesday that Remy Coeytaux, a San Francisco-area doctor, was indicted in St. Tammany Parish on a charge of abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs. If convicted, Coeytaux could face up to 50 years in prison and fines, according to Murrill’s office.
Authorities allege that Coeytaux sent the abortion-inducing drugs mifepristone and misoprostol to a Louisiana woman, who then took the pills to end her pregnancy. Court documents state the woman learned of the drugs through Aid Access, an Austria-based telemedicine business that helps women procure abortion drugs through the mail.
calliope@retrolemmy.com 1 week ago
Leave it to a tiny shithole in Louisiana to try to throw a doctor in jail from a thousand miles away based on their personal beliefs.
Lovstuhagen@hilariouschaos.com 6 days ago
You cannot send illegal substances through the mail, though.
realcaseyrollins 5 days ago
A minor detail, to be sure, but rather important!