State of Louisiana issues arrest warrant for California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills

(NBC, KYMA) - The state of Louisiana has issued an arrest warrant for a California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills to a patient in the state.

A warrant for the arrest of a California doctor is a rare charge of violating one of the state abortion bans which has taken effect since the U.S. Supreme court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.

The warrant comes in a growing legal battle between both liberal and conservative states over prescribing abortion pills and mailing them to patients out of state.

Pills are the most common way abortions are accessed in the U.S., and are a major reason that, despite the bans, abortion numbers rose last year.