Newsom shuts down red state's demand to hand over doc with just four words

[LetMyPeopleVote]

California and New York have shield laws to protect doctors. Governor Newsome's response is appropriate

Newsom shuts down red state's demand to hand over doc with just four words www.rawstory.com/gavin-newsom...

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T00:50:35.157Z

https://www.rawstory.com/gavin-newsom-2674895681/

Republicans in Louisiana demanded California turn over a doctor who has been shipping abortion medication to their state — but Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday told them to pound sand.

The doctor in question, Remy Coeytaux, was indicted by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill earlier this week, on charges that could include up to 50 years of hard labor, and Gov. Jeff Landry proclaimed the defendant must be rendered to their state.

"I am signing the extradition paperwork to bring this California doctor to justice," said Landry in a post on X. "Louisiana has a zero tolerance policy for those who subvert our laws, seek to hurt women, and promote abortion. I know Gavin Newsom supports abortion in all its forms, but that doesn’t work in Louisiana. We are unapologetically pro-life."

In response, Newsom posted a four-word statement to X on Wednesday: "Louisiana's request is denied."

With several Republican-controlled states imposing near-total bans on abortion, the new front of the fight has moved to abortion medication, which can often be shipped easily between states in spite of laws that seek to restrict the practice.

In a twist development, Wyoming's first-in-the-nation categorical ban on abortion medication was struck down earlier this month by the state Supreme Court, under a state constitutional health care rights amendment that was passed in 2012 in protest of the Affordable Care Act.

[Skittles]

1. I would have preferred GO FUCK YOURSELF, LOUISIANA

but that will do

[bobalew]

7. He might not have been able to do that

considering the were already engaged that very act . .

[buzzycrumbhunger]

2. Side note

If you’re in a state where you’re still in charge of your own damned body, note that Plan B and other (cheaper) OTC brands of levonorgestrel have a shelf life of 4-5 years, so if you can afford to stock up for yourself or others close to you who might need them, it’s a good idea to do so. *eyebrow waggle*

[niyad]

6. Every time I go to an event where these are being passed out, I gather

as many as I can. I am well past ever needing them, but I keep them handy for others.

[Joinfortmill]

4. We've been here before. And we're not going back.

[Gaugamela]

5. This doctor should be careful of bounty hunters.

[chouchou]

8. "We're the Pro Life State !" Jesus Christ! Louisiana, we care about people? Laugh your asses off!

WHAT A SHITHOLE.

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[yonder]

9. The Wyoming angle is interesting.

If I understand correctly, the anti-ACA group's successful 2012 legislation basically hog-tied this most recent effort to ban abortion meds statewide.

That's a good example of similar political interests "shooting themselves in the foot" with their zeal to to pass something, anything to protest the ACA. It came back to bite them, it did.

Good on today's stout refusal by California Governor Newsom too: Louisiana's request is denied.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. They tried this against a New York doctor and did not succeed

The indictment of a New York doctor is an attempt to nationalize abortion bans across state lines. New York has a protection law that will be tested.

Link to tweet

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-doctor-indicted-prescribing-abortion-pill-louisiana-rcna190214

Friday’s indictment could be the first direct test of New York’s shield laws, which are intended to protect prescribers who use telehealth to provide abortion pills to patients in states where abortion is banned.

“We always knew that overturning Roe v. Wade wasn’t the end of the road for anti-abortion politicians. That’s why I worked with the Legislature to pass nation-leading laws to protect providers and patients,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a prepared release.

Attorney General Letitia James, who would enforce the shield law, called the indictment a "cowardly attempt" to "weaponize the law against out-of-state providers is unjust and un-American."

James added, "we will not allow bad actors to undermine our providers’ ability to deliver critical care. Medication abortion is safe, effective, and necessary, and New York will ensure that it remains available to all Americans who need it.”

I will be watching this case. I support the NY legal protection law

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-new-york-doctor-protection-shield-161fc73174a04f68e93c4312b3b21ea0

— A law to protect doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients in states where the procedure is outlawed was signed Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, who said the measure would serve women living in states with bans.

Coming a year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, the law bars New York officials from cooperating with certain legal actions initiated in states where abortion is banned, such as arrests or extraditions. New York joins several other states with similar telehealth “shield laws.”

“Extremist lawmakers in other states can stop their health care providers from supplying abortion pills. If that’s your state, I feel sorry for your constituents. But they can’t stop us. They can’t stop our providers,” Hochul, a Democrat, said at a bill signing ceremony.....

Also Friday, Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a sweeping executive order to protect anyone involved with a legally obtained abortion from prosecution.

The order bans local prosecutors from bringing abortion-related charges and state agencies from assisting in any criminal investigations without a court order. In addition, Arizona will not honor any extradition requests for people wanted for assisting, providing or seeking an abortion.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, is the only official who can oversee abortion-related prosecutions.