Louisiana indicts California doctor for 2023 medication abortion

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: January 13, 2026

Words: 683

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Attorney General Liz Murrill has obtained an indictment for a California doctor who she alleges sent abortion pills to Louisiana in violation of state law.

Murrill said in a news release Tuesday that Dr. Rémy Coeytaux has been charged in St. Tammany Parish with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs. She has asked Gov. Jeff Landry to approve an extradition warrant to bring Coeytaux to Louisiana to face the charge, though California authorities are …

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