New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion drugs to patients out of state after a New York doctor was charged in Louisiana. (Getty Images)
Authorities in Louisiana learned the name of the doctor because it was listed on the medication label.
"After today, that will no longer happen," Hochul said at the bill signing.
The case appears to be the first time a doctor has been charged for allegedly sending abortion pills to a patient in another state since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Louisiana prosecutors said the girl experienced a medical emergency after taking the medication and was transported to a hospital. The girl's mother was also charged and turned herself in to police on Friday.
It is unclear how far along the girl was in her pregnancy.
TEXAS AG SUES NEW YORK DOCTOR WHO ALLEGEDLY PRESCRIBED ABORTION PILLS TO WOMAN IN LONE STAR STATE
New York physician Margaret Carpenter is accused of sending abortion pills to a pregnant minor in Louisiana. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
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Hochul said she would push for another piece of legislation this year requiring pharmacists to follow doctors' requests to leave their name off a prescription label.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Carpenter in December over allegations she sent abortion pills to a woman in the Lone Star State, though criminal charges were not brought in that case.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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