Louisiana asks Supreme Court to stop states from shielding abortion pill providers

Louisiana is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop other states from protecting doctors and providers who mail abortion pills into Louisiana.

Official response and confirmed impact

Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Wednesday that Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas are suing New York, California and Massachusetts over laws commonly known as abortion “shield laws.”

Louisiana argues those protections prevent the state from enforcing its own abortion laws when pills are prescribed in another state and mailed to someone in Louisiana.

“Louisiana has made its position on abortion clear through the bipartisan will of the people’s representatives in its Legislature. Louisiana chooses life.

We will not allow activists states, activist providers, or distributors profiting from killing babies to threaten Louisiana’s sovereignty, violate Louisiana law, or endanger Louisiana women and babies,” Murrill said.

Incident under investigation

Those laws are designed to protect doctors and other providers from investigations or prosecution in other states for abortion care that is legal where the provider works.

The three states want the Supreme Court to rule that New York, California and Massachusetts cannot use their laws to block investigations, prosecutions and other legal action from states where abortion is banned.