Newsom Says California Will Not Extradite Abortion Provider to Louisiana

The case, escalating the interstate battle over abortion, is the second time Louisiana has criminally charged out-of-state doctors with sending abortion pills to Louisiana residents.After the Supreme Court eliminated the national right to abortion in 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order saying that the state would not extradite health providers accused of providing reproductive health services in other states.