Louisiana issues arrest warrant for California doctor
Louisiana has sought an arrest warrant for California physician Dr. Remy Coeytaux, accusing him of mailing abortion pills to a Louisiana resident in 2023, a rare criminal enforcement action under the state's post‑Roe abortion ban. The warrant was revealed in a Sept. 19 court filing tied to a broader lawsuit seeking restrictions on telehealth prescriptions of mifepristone; the state attorney general and the patient involved (Rosalie Markezich) are both named parties in related litigation.
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🔍 Key Facts
- A Louisiana court filing (Sept. 19, 2025) disclosed that the state issued a warrant for California doctor Remy Coeytaux for allegedly providing abortion pills to a Louisiana woman in 2023.
- The patient named in filings is Rosalie Markezich, who alleges her boyfriend used her email to order pills and that she was coerced into taking them.
- Under Louisiana's all‑stages abortion ban, physicians convicted of providing abortions face up to 15 years in prison and fines up to $200,000; Coeytaux is also a defendant in a separate Texas civil suit.