New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday rejected Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill's motion to extradite the New York doctor who allegedly prescribed and mailed an abortion pill to a Louisiana ...

Hochul’s swift action comes just days after a New York doctor, Margaret Carpenter, and her practice were indicted by a grand jury in Louisiana for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill that was ...

The case against Dr. Margaret Carpenter appears to be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of ...

A legal battle between Louisiana and New York will likely make its way to the Supreme Court and could force President Trump ...

Kathy Hochul spoke out Thursday after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed an extradition warrant for a New York-based doctor indicted by a grand jury for allegedly prescribing abortion pills online.

GenBioPro, a leading manufacturer of abortion medication, is preparing to go to battle with the Trump administration.

I will not be signing an extradition order that came from the governor of Louisiana, not now, not ever,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

DALLAS — A New York doctor’s alleged decision to send abortion pills to patients in Texas and Louisiana has pitted the blue state’s shield law against the two red states’ strict abortion bans.

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) approved the law on Monday, after New York doctor Margaret Carpenter was charged with prescribing abortion pills to a girl in Louisiana.

So what are shield laws exactly, and what does the future hold for them? TIME spoke to experts to find out.