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Doctor Indicted for Prescribing Abortion Pills to Minor

1/31/2025

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Dr. Margaret Carpenter, a physician from New York, faces indictment by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing abortion pills to a minor, breaching the state's stringent abortion laws. This unprecedented case represents the first criminal charges against a doctor for distributing abortion medication across state lines since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, following a medical emergency involving the minor.

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Dr. Margaret Carpenter, a physician from New York, faces indictment by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing abortion pills to a minor, breaching the state's stringent abortion laws. This unprecedented case represents the first criminal charges against a doctor for distributing abortion medication across state lines since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, following a medical emergency involving the minor.