California refuses to extradite doctor over abortion pill: ‘Not today. Not ever’

California Governor Gavin Newsom has refused Louisiana's request to extradite Dr. Remy Coeytaux, who is accused of mailing abortion pills to a woman in Louisiana in October 2023. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill seeks to prosecute Coeytaux for violating the state's ban on abortion by providing abortion-inducing drugs through Aid Access, an organization that mails abortion pills nationwide. Newsom cited California's "shield law," designed to protect abortion providers from out-of-state prosecution, as the reason for denying the extradition. Murrill condemned California's decision, alleging it protects illegal and unethical conduct. The case follows a separate Louisiana proceeding involving a woman who claimed her boyfriend coerced her into taking abortion pills obtained through Aid Access, though it is unclear if the two cases are related.

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