The Louisiana case itself is part of a broader strategy pursued by abortion opponents in the state. Last year, a Louisiana state legislator pushed a bill to criminalize coerced abortion after his brother-in-law,

On Friday, a grand jury in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, returned a felony indictment of New York-based Dr. Margaret Carpenter. Her crime? Providing telehealth abortion services and FDA-approved medica

State prosecutors could seek a federal mandamus order to force New York officials turn over the indicted clinician.