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,

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

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a bill to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion medications, days after a physician in the state was charged with prescribing abortion pills to a pregnant minor in Louisiana.