Grand jurors at the district court for the parish of West Baton Rouge unanimously issued the indictment against Dr. Margaret Carpenter; her company, Nightingale Medical, PC; and the minor's mother, who reportedly coerced her daughter to end her pregnancy.
All three were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, a felony.
"The daughter wanted the pregnancy and had a reveal party planned," District Attorney Tony Clayton said.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) asserts the state will "hold individuals accountable for breaking the law."
Governor Kathy Hochul (D-New York) was quick to respond in a social media post that she would "never under any circumstances turn this doctor over to the state of Louisiana."
"I want to also say this: this is exactly what we feared," she continued. "Republicans are fighting to have a national abortion ban that'll deny reproductive freedom to women not just in our state, but all across America."
To that, A.G. Murrill responded by pointing out that "cheerleading for the alleged coerced abortion of a young girl" is "not reproductive healthcare;" it is "sick and barbaric."
Louisiana Right to Life's Sarah Zagorski is "proud" of Murrill's courage to stand up to the governor of New York.
"Not only was this physician out of line big time, but she didn't even have a license to practice medicine in the state of Louisiana," Zagorski notes.
Her organization agrees that indicting the abortionist is "absolutely the right thing to do," especially because this was a minor who was either coerced or forced to take the drugs.
While supporters of abortion maintain that abortion pills are a safe alternative to surgical abortions, pro-lifers want abortion-minded women to know about the risks chemical procedures entail, including death.
