Today’s extradition order from a prosecutor with an anti-abortion agenda is the latest escalation in Louisiana's ongoing state-sponsored effort to prosecute safe and effective healthcare.
New York’s Shield Law, enacted in 2023, permits licensed New York based healthcare professionals to successfully deliver reproductive healthcare to patients nationwide. As Governor Kathy Hochul firmly stated last week, and reiterated strongly today, she has the backs of dedicated physicians providing essential healthcare by telemedicine. Ongoing attempts by anti-abortion state officials to restrict access to abortion care are inconsistent with New York state law.
ACT has and continues to stand behind New York and other shield laws across the country that enable the distribution of safe and effective telemedicine abortion care.