Louisiana’s attempt to extradite a New York-based doctor, Margaret Carpenter, for prescribing abortion pills to a minor patient in Louisiana is still facing an uncertain future. 

Governor Hochul cited the state’s Shield Law — meant to protect doctors who prescribe abortion pills out of state – as she firmly rejected the warrant, saying she would not sign the warrant “not now, not ever,” which has opened the door to questions about whether Louisiana might seek to force compliance with the extradition request.