Pro-Choice New York Tries to Impose Will on Pro-Life States
The pro-life movement was ecstatic when the Supreme Court ruled the famous Roe v. Wade decision was no longer a federal law. At the time of the decision, many thought abortions were outlawed, which was not the case. Instead, the Supreme Court said the question of abortion is a State matter and not a federal one. Soon after, some States passed laws to stop the practice, while others did not.
Two States, Texas, and Louisiana, prohibited abortion with the exception that a pregnancy would cause harm physically to the mother. In contrast, the State of New York codified abortion in its State’s constitution by having few restrictions. By sending the matter back to the States, the Supreme Court did not envision a potential battle between States, which is now happening.
It is commonly known that Illinois invites women from neighboring States who restrict abortion to cross the border for the procedure. This differs from what we will explain, where the doctor and patient are miles away, and the procedure is done over the phone, referred to as telemedicine.
Dr. Maggie Carpenter, who practices in the State of New York, is central to the debate. She is a family medicine provider and the co-founder of the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine (ACT). In their mission Statement, they offer medical abortions in each State of the union. The Statement further claims that medical abortions make up half of all abortions nationwide.
Texas and Louisiana are contending Carpenter and her organization has no right to break the laws of their State by prescribing abortifacients to their citizens. Texas State Judge Bryan Gantt ordered Carpenter to pay a $100,000 fine and to cover the cost of attorney fees after she prescribed abortion pills to a Dallas woman in violation of Texas law.
Louisiana Governor Landry signed a warrant for Carpenter’s arrest and an extradition request two days later. According to Landry, during a video call, the minor who was pregnant made it quite evident she wanted to keep her unborn child. Contrary to her wishes, her mother colluded with Carpenter to send the prescription and forced her daughter to take the drugs and terminate her pregnancy.
Much like the Texas case, Landry is contending that Carpenter broke the abortion law of Louisiana and should be held accountable. He issued an arrest warrant for Carpenter, but Governor Hochul did not acknowledge the warrant because of the “shield law” effective in New York. The law shields any doctor from criminal or civil penalties for doctors prescribing abortion pills to individuals in States where abortion is not legal. It also allows the individual doctor to refrain from using their name on the prescription. Instead, the doctor can use the practice name, making it difficult to ascertain who wrote the prescription. Hochul said, “Providing abortion care by telehealth or mail can be a life-saving intervention for people living in States where their most basic right to control their own bodies is denied.”
It appears that Carpenter and her ACT group are using New York’s protection to further deaths in States where it is prohibited. There is good reason to believe the Supreme Court did not have this in mind when they sent the abortion debate back to the States. But those bent on killing the unborn are willy types, and the evil they represent is pervasive.
What is happening now is one State exerting its wishes over another sovereign State. The pro-choice States are exporting their evil desires across the country to places that have voted against the barbarity of abortion. To fix the problem, it seems another trip to the Supreme Court is necessary. If it gets there, God willing, they will rule correctly. The fight for life, unfortunately, continues.
Until then, keep praying to end this horrid practice, especially in those places where it is worshipped, like New York and Illinois.