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Gothamist reports:
A bill Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Monday aims to make it harder for authorities in other states to prosecute New York doctors who prescribe abortion medication online.
The new law allows doctors to keep their names off of prescription labels for mifepristone and misoprostol, drugs commonly used to terminate early pregnancies. Instead, they’ll be allowed to list their practices or — once lawmakers approve an agreed-upon tweak in the coming days — the addresses of the practices instead, according to Hochul’s approval message.
Hochul approved the legislation three days after a Louisiana grand jury hit Dr. Margaret Carpenter, a doctor from the Hudson Valley town of New Paltz, with a criminal abortion charge alleging she prescribed abortion medication to a resident of the state.
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New NY law lets doctors keep their names off abortion meds https://t.co/FW4hWS7wN7
— Gothamist (@Gothamist) February 3, 2025
NY just passed a new state law aimed at stopping other states like Louisiana from prosecuting NY doctors who prescribe abortion pills. The law lets doctors keep their names off of abortion pill prescriptions. https://t.co/bM777geakH
— Peter Sterne (@petersterne) February 3, 2025
In State Capitol, @GovKathyHochul, joined by state lawmakers and advocates, is about to sign bill to shield names on bottles of physicians who prescribe abortion drugs. pic.twitter.com/rS8UbcR4wf
— Robert Gavin (@RobertGavinBN) February 3, 2025