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DoomsdaysCW Jan 31, 2025

New York doctor indicted for prescribing #AbortionPill in #Louisiana

By SARA CLINE and GEOFF MULVIHILL
Updated 2:53 PM EST, January 31, 2025

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — "A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the #DeepSouth state, which has one of the strictest near-total #AbortionBans in the country.

"Grand jurors at the District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge issued an indictment against Dr. #MargaretCarpenter; her company, #NightingaleMedical, PC; and a third person. All three were charged with #CriminalAbortion by means of #abortion-inducing drugs, a #felony.

"The case appears to be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state, at least since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned #RoeVWade in 2022 and opened the door for states to have strict anti-abortion laws."

Arrest warrant issued for New York doctor indicted in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pill

An arrest warrant has been issued for a New York doctor indicted by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online to a pregnant minor. Dr. Margaret Carpenter and her company, Nightingale Medical, and the minor's mother were charged on Friday with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, a felony. The case appears to be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state, at least since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Louisiana has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.

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Linking Dot Aug 12, 2024

“When the 25-year-old returned three days later, still bleeding, doctors finally agreed to give her an injection intended to end the pregnancy. But it was too late. The fertilized egg growing on Thurman’s fallopian tube would rupture it, destroying part of her reproductive system.”
#AntiAbortionLaws #ProChoice #miscarriage #PregnancyRisks #TexasLaw
https://apnews.com/article/pregnant-women-emergency-room-ectopic-er-edd66276d2f6c412c988051b618fb8f9

Dozens of pregnant women being turned away from ERs despite law

More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms have been turned away or negligently treated since 2022. That's according to an Associated Press analysis of federal hospital investigations. In Texas, where doctors face up to 99 years in prison if convicted of performing an illegal abortion, medical experts worry the law is complicating decision-making around emergency care for pregnant women. The latest cases come from two women who say they were not treated for dangerous ectopic pregnancies when they sought help at two different emergency rooms in Texas. Both women lost parts of their reproductive system when the ectopic pregnancies ruptured.

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Houston Public Media May 21, 2024

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is leading a charge to protect access to in vitro fertilization as conservative states scramble to figure out where IVF fits in the new anti-abortion legal landscape.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2024/05/21/488123/ted-cruz-files-bill-to-protect-ivf/

#Abortion #News #Politics #AntiAbortionLaws #IVF #RoeVWade #TedCruz

Ted Cruz files bill to protect IVF

The Texas Republican’s Senate bill comes as the state supreme court considers taking up a case that could imperil access to in vitro fertilization.

Houston Public Media

Houston Public Media Apr 1, 2024

Lizelle Herrera was arrested and jailed for self-inducing an abortion in 2022, and her name and mugshot were quickly broadcast around the world. Three days later, the Starr County prosecutor dropped the charges. But Herrera said the damage had been done.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/04/01/482196/texas-woman-charged-with-murder-for-self-induced-abortion-sues-prosecutors/

#Court #Healthcare #News #Abortion #AbortionAccess #AntiAbortionLaws #LizelleHerrera #StarrCounty

Texas woman charged with murder for self-induced abortion sues prosecutors

The Starr County district attorney dropped the improper charges, but the fallout “forever changed the Plaintiff’s life,” a new federal lawsuit says.

Houston Public Media

Houston Public Media Dec 12, 2023

A University of Houston study finds new abortion and LGBTQ policies can make some states less desirable to move to for some people.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2023/12/12/472143/restrictive-abortion-and-lgbtq-policies-could-make-texas-less-desirable-to-move-to-impact-economy-study-says/

#HealthScience #LGBTQ #News #Texas #AbortionPolicies #AntiAbortionLaws #AntiLgbtqLaws #AntiLgbtqPolicies

Restrictive abortion and LGBTQ policies could make Texas less desirable to move to, impact economy, study says

Participants were most aversive to abortion policies that placed restrictions on crossing state lines to obtain an abortion, particularly policies that were unclear about how they would be monitored.

Houston Public Media

Houston Public Media Dec 11, 2023

After the Texas Supreme Court temporarily put a pregnant woman’s efforts to get an emergency abortion on hold, her lawyers said Monday that she had left Texas to get care in another state.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2023/12/11/472052/texas-woman-at-center-of-emergency-abortion-case-leaves-state-for-care/

#HealthScience #News #Texas #AbortionInTexas #AntiAbortionLaws #KateCox

Texas woman at center of emergency abortion case leaves state for care

A decision on whether the Texas Supreme Court will uphold a district judge's decision allowing Kate Cox to receive an abortion is currently pending.

Houston Public Media

Houston Public Media Nov 28, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday morning over whether a medical exemption in the state’s strict abortion ban is too vague to help people with life-threatening pregnancy complications.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2023/11/28/470878/texas-supreme-court-will-decide-if-the-states-abortion-ban-causes-harm-to-patients-and-doctors/

#Court #HealthAndScience #News #Texas #abortionlawsinTexas #antiabortionlaws #texassupremecourt

Texas Supreme Court will decide if the state’s abortion ban causes harm to patients and doctors

The state’s high court justices will decide whether to uphold an injunction on a Texas abortion law that reproductive rights advocates say endangers the lives of pregnant Texans.

Houston Public Media

Beth P Sep 2, 2023

In case anyone wonders why I care about the #Duggars and #quiverfull people: these policies in states like Texas are directly related to the #Dominionist "Joshua Generation" and the evangelical plan to take over politics. #rightwingextremism #antiabortionlaws #authoritarianism #AmericanTaliban https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-1-2023

September 1, 2023

New figures out today from the Labor Department show that employers added 187,000 jobs in August, up but at a slower rate than the red-hot job market has been adding since the pandemic. Unemployment ticked up to 3.8%, in part because of the 37,000 jobs lost when the trucking company Yellow declared bankruptcy. The economy appears to be steadying, with only 1.5 jobs for every person looking, down from the 2 openings in early 2022.

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