Gavin Newsom In Battle Of The Pottymouths With Louisiana Over Extraditing Abortion Provider California Governor Gavin Newsom is refusing to extradite a doctor to Louisiana, who faces charges for providing abortion pills. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing Newsom and New York Governor Kathy Hochul, accusing them of protecting individuals who violate their state’s laws. Newsom’s office stated California will defend reproductive freedoms and its lawful authority.

• California Governor Gavin Newsom refuses to extradite a doctor to Louisiana to face charges for providing abortion pills.
• Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing Newsom and New York Governor Kathy Hochul over their refusal to extradite doctors.
• Murrill claims New York and California are “protecting people who are openly committed to nullifying and violating our criminal laws.”
• A spokeswoman for Newsom stated California will “assert its lawful authority to defend the fundamental rights that define” the state.
• The conflict could involve the Comstock Act of 1873, potentially leading to a de facto nationwide abortion ban if mailing abortion pills is deemed a violation.
• The Supreme Court previously avoided ruling on mifepristone in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.